English - Writer | February 8, 1819 - January 20, 1900
Skill is the unified force of experience, intellect and passion in their operation.
John Ruskin
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It is not how much one makes but to what purpose one spends.
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Life being very short, and the quiet hours of it few, we ought to waste none of them in reading valueless books.
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Music when healthy, is the teacher of perfect order, and when depraved, the teacher of perfect disorder.
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In general, pride is at the bottom of all great mistakes.
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The greatest thing a human soul ever does in this world... to see clearly is poetry, prophecy and religion all in one.
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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.
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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.
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Punishment is the last and the least effective instrument in the hands of the legislator for the prevention of crime.
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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.
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The strength and power of a country depends absolutely on the quantity of good men and women in it.
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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.
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