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Small: Nearly all the powerful people of this age are unbelievers, the best of them in doubt and misery, the most in
John Ruskin
"Nearly all the powerful people of this age are unbelievers, the best of them in doubt and misery, the most in plodding hesitation, doing as well as they can, what practical work lies at hand"
John Ruskin, Writer
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Small: It is in this power of saying everything, and yet saying nothing too plainly, that the perfection of art consi
John Ruskin
"It is in this power of saying everything, and yet saying nothing too plainly, that the perfection of art consists"
John Ruskin, Writer
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Small: Imaginary evils soon become real one by indulging our reflections on them
John Ruskin
"Imaginary evils soon become real one by indulging our reflections on them"
John Ruskin, Writer
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Small: Natural abilities can almost compensate for the want of every kind of cultivation, but no cultivation of the m
John Ruskin
"Natural abilities can almost compensate for the want of every kind of cultivation, but no cultivation of the mind can make up for the want of natural abilities"
John Ruskin, Writer
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Small: It is impossible, as impossible as to raise the dead, to restore anything that has ever been great or beautifu
John Ruskin
"It is impossible, as impossible as to raise the dead, to restore anything that has ever been great or beautiful in architecture. That which I have insisted upon as the life of the whole, that spirit which is given only by the hand and eye of the workman, can never be recalled"
John Ruskin, Writer
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Small: In general, pride is at the bottom of all great mistakes
John Ruskin
"In general, pride is at the bottom of all great mistakes"
John Ruskin, Writer
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Small: I have not written in vain if I have heretofore done anything towards diminishing the reputation of the Renais
John Ruskin
"I have not written in vain if I have heretofore done anything towards diminishing the reputation of the Renaissance landscape painting"
John Ruskin, Writer
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Small: No human being, however great, or powerful, was ever so free as a fish
John Ruskin
"No human being, however great, or powerful, was ever so free as a fish"
John Ruskin, Writer
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Small: It is not how much one makes but to what purpose one spends
John Ruskin
"It is not how much one makes but to what purpose one spends"
John Ruskin, Writer
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Small: The strength and power of a country depends absolutely on the quantity of good men and women in it
John Ruskin
"The strength and power of a country depends absolutely on the quantity of good men and women in it"
John Ruskin, Writer
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Small: Sunshine is delicious, rain is refreshing, wind braces us up, snow is exhilarating there is really no such thi
John Ruskin
"Sunshine is delicious, rain is refreshing, wind braces us up, snow is exhilarating; there is really no such thing as bad weather, only different kinds of good weather"
John Ruskin, Writer
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Small: Skill is the unified force of experience, intellect and passion in their operation
John Ruskin
"Skill is the unified force of experience, intellect and passion in their operation"
John Ruskin, Writer
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Small: Education is the leading of human souls to what is best, and making what is best out of them
John Ruskin
"Education is the leading of human souls to what is best, and making what is best out of them"
John Ruskin, Writer
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Small: Doing is the great thing, for if people resolutely do what is right, they come in time to like doing it
John Ruskin
"Doing is the great thing, for if people resolutely do what is right, they come in time to like doing it"
John Ruskin, Writer
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Small: Cursing is invoking the assistance of a spirit to help you inflict suffering. Swearing on the other hand, is i
John Ruskin
"Cursing is invoking the assistance of a spirit to help you inflict suffering. Swearing on the other hand, is invoking, only the witness of a spirit to an statement you wish to make"
John Ruskin, Writer
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Small: Civilization is the making of civil persons
John Ruskin
"Civilization is the making of civil persons"
John Ruskin, Writer
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Small: Better the rudest work that tells a story or records a fact, than the richest without meaning
John Ruskin
"Better the rudest work that tells a story or records a fact, than the richest without meaning"
John Ruskin, Writer
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Small: Beauty deprived of its proper foils and adjuncts ceases to be enjoyed as beauty, just as light deprived of all
John Ruskin
"Beauty deprived of its proper foils and adjuncts ceases to be enjoyed as beauty, just as light deprived of all shadows ceases to be enjoyed as light"
John Ruskin, Writer
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Small: Art is not a study of positive reality, it is the seeking for ideal truth
John Ruskin
"Art is not a study of positive reality, it is the seeking for ideal truth"
John Ruskin, Writer
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Small: All violent feelings have the same effect. They produce in us a falseness in all our impressions of external t
John Ruskin
"All violent feelings have the same effect. They produce in us a falseness in all our impressions of external things, which I would generally characterize as the pathetic fallacy"
John Ruskin, Writer
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Small: All great art is the work of the whole living creature, body and soul, and chiefly of the soul
John Ruskin
"All great art is the work of the whole living creature, body and soul, and chiefly of the soul"
John Ruskin, Writer
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Small: All books are divisible into two classes, the books of the hour, and the books of all time
John Ruskin
"All books are divisible into two classes, the books of the hour, and the books of all time"
John Ruskin, Writer
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Small: A thing is worth what it can do for you, not what you choose to pay for it
John Ruskin
"A thing is worth what it can do for you, not what you choose to pay for it"
John Ruskin, Writer
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Small: A little thought and a little kindness are often worth more than a great deal of money
John Ruskin
"A little thought and a little kindness are often worth more than a great deal of money"
John Ruskin, Writer
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Small: A great thing can only be done by a great person and they do it without effort
John Ruskin
"A great thing can only be done by a great person; and they do it without effort"
John Ruskin, Writer
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Small: A book worth reading is worth buying
John Ruskin
"A book worth reading is worth buying"
John Ruskin, Writer
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Small: You may either win your peace or buy it: win it, by resistance to evil buy it, by compromise with evil
John Ruskin
"You may either win your peace or buy it: win it, by resistance to evil; buy it, by compromise with evil"
John Ruskin, Writer
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Small: Whether for life or death, do your own work well
John Ruskin
"Whether for life or death, do your own work well"
John Ruskin, Writer
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Small: Whereas it has long been known and declared that the poor have no right to the property of the rich, I wish it
John Ruskin
"Whereas it has long been known and declared that the poor have no right to the property of the rich, I wish it also to be known and declared that the rich have no right to the property of the poor"
John Ruskin, Writer
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Small: When love and skill work together, expect a masterpiece
John Ruskin
"When love and skill work together, expect a masterpiece"
John Ruskin, Writer
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Small: When a man is wrapped up in himself, he makes a pretty small package
John Ruskin
"When a man is wrapped up in himself, he makes a pretty small package"
John Ruskin, Writer
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Small: What do we, as a nation, care about books? How much do you think we spend altogether on our libraries, public
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 with what we spend on our horses?"
John Ruskin, Writer
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Small: We require from buildings two kinds of goodness: first, the doing their practical duty well: then that they be
John Ruskin
"We require from buildings two kinds of goodness: first, the doing their practical duty well: then that they be graceful and pleasing in doing it"
John Ruskin, Writer
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Small: Walk while ye have the light, lest darkness come upon you
John Ruskin
"Walk while ye have the light, lest darkness come upon you"
John Ruskin, Writer
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Small: To see clearly is poetry, prophecy and religion all in one
John Ruskin
"To see clearly is poetry, prophecy and religion all in one"
John Ruskin, Writer
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Small: The sky is the part of creation in which nature has done for the sake of pleasing man
John Ruskin
"The sky is the part of creation in which nature has done for the sake of pleasing man"
John Ruskin, Writer
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Small: The purest and most thoughtful minds are those which love colour the most
John Ruskin
"The purest and most thoughtful minds are those which love colour the most"
John Ruskin, Writer
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Small: The principle of all successful effort is to try to do not what is absolutely the best, but what is easily wit
John Ruskin
"The principle of all successful effort is to try to do not what is absolutely the best, but what is easily within our power, and suited for our temperament and condition"
John Ruskin, Writer
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Small: The greatest thing a human soul ever does in this world... to see clearly is poetry, prophecy and religion all
John Ruskin
"The greatest thing a human soul ever does in this world... to see clearly is poetry, prophecy and religion all in one"
John Ruskin, Writer
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Small: The first test of a truly great man is his humility. By humility I dont mean doubt of his powers or hesitation
John Ruskin
"The first test of a truly great man is his humility. By humility I don't mean doubt of his powers or hesitation in speaking his opinion, but merely an understanding of the relationship of what he can say and what he can do"
John Ruskin, Writer
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