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John Ruskin Quotes - Page 7

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Imperfection is in some sort essential to all that we know in life.

Imperfection is in some sort essential to all that we know in life.

Imperfection, Essentials, Perfection And Imperfection

John Ruskin (1854). “On the nature of Gothic architecture: and herein of the true functions of the workman in art. Being the greater part of the 6th chapter of the 2nd vol. of 'Stones of Venice'. [48 p.].”, p.14

Never has interest in art been so high, and never has quality been so low.

Art, Quality, Lows

Bread of flour is good; but there is bread, sweet as honey, if we would eat it, in a good book.

Sweet, Book, Honey

John Ruskin, John D. Rosenberg (1964). “The Genius of John Ruskin: Selections from His Writings”, p.306, University of Virginia Press

Obey something, and you will have a chance to learn what is best to obey. But if you begin by obeying nothing, you will end by obeying the devil and all his invited friends.

Devil, Chance, Obedience

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.

Wealth, Certain, Well Being

John Ruskin (19??). “Works”

Music when healthy, is the teacher of perfect order, and when depraved, the teacher of perfect disorder.

Music, Teacher, Order

You talk of the scythe of Time, and the tooth of Time: I tell you, Time is scytheless and toothless; it is we who gnaw like the worm - we who smite like the scythe. It is ourselves who abolish - ourselves who consume: we are the mildew, and the flame.

Time, Flames, Teeth

John Ruskin (2006). “A Joy for Ever, And Its Price in the Market”, p.83, Cosimo, Inc.

the art of becoming 'rich', in the common sense, is not absolutely nor finally the art of accumulating much money for ourselves, but also of contriving that our neighbour shall have less. In accurate terms, it is 'the art of establishing the maximum inequality in your own favour'.

Art, Common Sense, Becoming

John Ruskin (1938). “Unto this last: and other essays”

The entire object of true education is to make people not merely do the right things, but enjoy the right things — not merely industrious, but to love industry — not merely learned, but to love knowledge — not merely pure, but to love purity — not merely just, but to hunger and thirst after justice.

Learning, Knowledge, People

John Ruskin, John D. Rosenberg (1964). “The Genius of John Ruskin: Selections from His Writings”, p.275, University of Virginia Press

Man's only true happiness is to live in hope of something to be won by him.

Men, Anticipation, True Happiness

John Ruskin (1907). “The Religion of Ruskin: The Life and Works of John Ruskin; a Biographical and Anthological Study”

Do justice to your brother (you can do that, whether you love him or not), and you will come to love him. But do injustice to him because you don't love him, and you will come to hate him.

Brother, Hate, Justice

John Ruskin (1866). “The Crown of Wild Olive: Three Lectures on Work, Traffic and War”, p.28

The plea of ignorance will never take away our responsibilities.

Ignorance, Responsibility

John Ruskin (2015). “Lectures on Architecture and Painting”, p.66, John Ruskin

No one can ask honestly or hopefully to be delivered from temptation unless he has himself honestly and firmly determined to do the best he can to keep out of it.

Hope, Temptation, Determined

John Ruskin (1908). “Complete Works of John Ruskin”

Compulsory education... It is a painful, continual, and difficult work; to be done by kindness, by watching, by warning, by precept, and by praise, — but above all — by example.

Inspirational, Education, Teacher

"The Works of John Ruskin: The crown of wild olive".

That man is always happy who is in the presence of something which he cannot know to the full, which he is always going on to know.

Men, Always Happy, Knows

John Ruskin (1871). “Selections from the Writings of John Ruskin”, p.320

Whenever you see want or misery or degradation in this world about you, then be sure either industry has been wanting, or industry has been in error.

Errors, Want, Degradation

The true work of a critic is not to make his hearer believe him, but agree with him.

Believe, Critics, Agree

John Ruskin (1855). “Notes on Some of the Principal Pictures Exhibited in the Rooms of the Royal Academy, the Old and New Societies of Painters in Water Colours, the Society of British Artists and the French Exhibition”, p.11

Life without industry is guilt, and industry without art is brutality.

Life, Art, Political

"Lectures on Art: Delivered Before the University of Oxford in Hilary Term, 1870".

When we build, let us think that we build forever.

Badass, Bad Ass, Thinking

Seven Lamps of Architecture "The Lamp of Memory" sec. 10 (1849)

Mighty of heart, mighty of mind, magnanimous-to be this is indeed to be great in life.

Heart, Generosity, Mind

John Ruskin (1865). “Sesame and Lilies, etc”, p.105

The only way to understand these difficult parts of the Bible, or even to approach them with safety, is first to read and obey the easy ones.

Way, Firsts, Easy

"Fors Clavigera: Letters to the Workmen and Labourers of Great Britain".

Of all God's gifts to the sighted man, color is holiest, the most divine, the most solemn.

God, Men, Color

A book worth reading is worth buying.

Book, Reading, Buying

The strength and power of a country depends absolutely on the quantity of good men and women in it.

Strength, Country, Don't Give Up

John Ruskin (188?). “Works: Fors clavigera”

If a great thing can be done, it can be done easily, but this ease is like the of ease of a tree blossoming after long years of gathering strength.

Success, Years, Long

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