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English Writer, Painter February 8, 1819 – January 20, 1900

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John Ruskin quote: "Life being very short, and the quiet hours of it few, we ought..."
Life being very short, and the quiet hours of it few, we ought to waste none of them in reading valueless books. John Ruskin
John Ruskin quote: "How long most people would look at the best book before they..."
How long most people would look at the best book before they would give the price of a large turbot for it? John Ruskin
To use books rightly, is to go to them for help; to appeal to them when our own knowledge and power fail; to be led by them into wider sight and purer conception than our own, and to receive from them the united sentence of the judges and councils of all time, against our solitary and unstable opinions. John Ruskin
Great nations write their autobiographies in three manuscripts - the book of their deeds, the book of their words and the book of their art. John Ruskin
John Ruskin quote: "Books are divided into two classes, the books of the hour and..."
Books are divided into two classes, the books of the hour and the books of all time. John Ruskin
John Ruskin quote: "All books are divisible into two classes, the books of the..."
All books are divisible into two classes, the books of the hour, and the books of all time. John Ruskin
What do we, as a nation, care about books? How much do you think we spend altogether on our libraries, public or private, as compared to what we spend on our horses? John Ruskin
John Ruskin quote: "You should read books like you take medicine, by advice, and..."
You should read books like you take medicine, by advice, and not by advertisement. John Ruskin
John Ruskin quote: "A book worth reading is worth owning."
A book worth reading is worth owning. John Ruskin
John Ruskin quote: "A book worth reading is worth buying."
A book worth reading is worth buying. John Ruskin
John Ruskin quote: "If a book is worth reading, it is worth buying."
If a book is worth reading, it is worth buying. John Ruskin
John Ruskin quote: "I want to speak to you about the treasures hidden in books;..."
I want to speak to you about the treasures hidden in books; and about the way we find them, and the way we lose them. John Ruskin

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