John Ruskin Quotes

Quality is never an accident; it is always the result of intelligent effort.

Greatness is not taught or acquired: it is the expression of the spirit of a man made by God.

The same hope ceases to be happiness when accompanied by impatience.

The one who holds the truth in their heart should never fear that their tongue lacks the power of persuasion.

To educate a child is not to make them learn something they didn't know, but to make of them someone who didn't exist.

The knowledge of beauty is the true path and the first step towards the understanding of things that are good.

Do justice to someone and you will end up loving them. But if you are unjust to them, you will end up hating them.

Give a little love to a child and you will win a heart.

The greatest artist is the one who, in the sum of their works, has incorporated the greatest number of their best ideas.

A good book is not only written to multiply and transmit the voice, but also to perpetuate it.

All books can be divided into two classes: books of the moment and books for all time.

Great nations write their autobiographies in three manuscripts: the book of deeds, the book of words, and the book of art.