John Ruskin Quotes

Whenever human faculties reach their fullness, they are necessarily expressed through art.

From rivalry, nothing beautiful can arise; and from pride, nothing noble.

The beauty of the fruit is in proportion to the time that elapses between the seed and the harvest.

Do not teach children anything of which you are not absolutely sure. It's better for them to ignore a thousand truths than to know a single lie.

There is no wealth but life.

To banish imperfection is to destroy expression, oppose effort, and paralyze vitality.

What we think, what we know, what we believe, ultimately, is of little importance. The only truly transcendent thing is what we do.

Losing money is often a crime; acquiring it through dishonest means is even worse, and squandering it is the worst of all.