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John Ruskin Quotes

John Ruskin quotes

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

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No person who is not a great sculptor or painter can be an architect. If he is not a sculptor or painter, he can only be a builder. John Ruskin
John Ruskin quote: "The greatest thing a human soul ever does in this world... to..."
The greatest thing a human soul ever does in this world... to see clearly is poetry, prophecy and religion all in one. John Ruskin
John Ruskin quote: "Some slaves are scoured to their work by whips, others by..."
Some slaves are scoured to their work by whips, others by their restlessness and ambition. John Ruskin
There is never vulgarity in a whole truth, however commonplace. It may be unimportant or painful. It cannot be vulgar. Vulgarity is only in concealment of truth, or in affectation. 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
John Ruskin quote: "Better the rudest work that tells a story or records a fact,..."
Better the rudest work that tells a story or records a fact, than the richest without meaning. John Ruskin
John Ruskin quote: "He is the greatest artist who has embodied, in the sum of his..."
He is the greatest artist who has embodied, in the sum of his works, the greatest number of the greatest ideas. John Ruskin
What we think or what we know or what we believe is in the end of little consequence. The only thing of consequence is what we do John Ruskin
It is far more difficult to be simple than to be complicated; far more difficult to sacrifice skill and easy execution in the proper place, than to expand both indiscriminately. John Ruskin
Say all you have to say in the fewest possible words, or your reader will be sure to skip them; and in the plainest possible words or he will certainly misunderstand them. John Ruskin
John Ruskin quote: "The higher a man stands, the more the word vulgar becomes..."
The higher a man stands, the more the word vulgar becomes unintelligible to him. John Ruskin
The greatest thing a human being ever does in this world is to see something... To see clearly is poetry, prophecy and religion all in one. John Ruskin
John Ruskin quote: "No architecture is so haughty as that which is simple."
No architecture is so haughty as that which is simple. John Ruskin
John Ruskin quote: "The essence of lying is in deception, not in words."
The essence of lying is in deception, not in words. John Ruskin
What right have you to take the word wealth, which originally meant ''well-being,'' and degrade and narrow it by confining it to certain sorts of material objects measured by money. John Ruskin

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