John Ruskin Quotes about Discipline

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It is excellent discipline for an author to feel that he must say all he has to say in the fewest possible words, or his reader is sure to skip them; and in the plainest possible words, or his reader will certainly

It is excellent discipline for an author to feel that he must say all he has to say in the fewest possible words, or his reader is sure to skip them; and in the plainest possible words, or his reader will certainly misunderstand them. Generally, also, a downright fact may be told in a plain way; and we want downright facts at present more than anything else.

John Ruskin

Discipline, May, Want

John Ruskin (2015). “A Joy Forever”, p.113, John Ruskin

It is excellent discipline for an author to feel that he must say all that he has to say in the fewest possible words, or his readers is sure to skip them.

John Ruskin

Art, Writing, Discipline

"A Joy for Ever: And Its Price in the Market". Book by John Ruskin, note 6, 1857.

John Ruskin Quotes about Discipline

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