John Ruskin
View AuthorAll books can be divided into two classes: books of the moment and books for all time.
John Ruskin
View AuthorGreat nations write their autobiographies in three manuscripts: the book of deeds, the book of words, and the book of art.
John Ruskin
View AuthorWhenever human faculties reach their fullness, they are necessarily expressed through art.
John Ruskin
View AuthorFrom rivalry, nothing beautiful can arise; and from pride, nothing noble.
John Ruskin
View AuthorThe beauty of the fruit is in proportion to the time that elapses between the seed and the harvest.
John Ruskin
View AuthorDo 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.
John Ruskin
View AuthorThere is no wealth but life.
John Ruskin
View AuthorTo banish imperfection is to destroy expression, oppose effort, and paralyze vitality.
John Ruskin
View AuthorWhat we think, what we know, what we believe, ultimately, is of little importance. The only truly transcendent thing is what we do.
Bertrand Russell
View AuthorMuch of the world's difficulties are due to the fact that the ignorant are completely confident and the intelligent are full of doubts.
Bertrand Russell
View AuthorIn all activities, it is healthy, from time to time, to question those things that have long been taken for granted.
Bertrand Russell
View AuthorLacking some of the things one desires is a necessary condition for happiness.