If there be any one principle more widely than another confessed by every utterance, or more sternly than another imprinted on every atom of the visible creation, that principle is not liberty, but law. John Ruskin More Quotes by John Ruskin More Quotes From John Ruskin Fine art is that in which the hand, the head, and the heart of man go together. John Ruskin men hands art The root of almost every schism and heresy from which the Christian Church has suffered, has been because of the effort of men to earn, rather than receive their salvation; and the reason preaching is so commonly ineffective is, that it often calls on people to work for God rather than letting God work through them. John Ruskin christian letting-go men When we build, let us think that we build forever. Let it not be for present delight nor for our use alone. Let it be such work as our descendants will look upon with praise and thanksgiving in their hearts. John Ruskin heart history thinking Do not think of your faults, still less of other's faults; look for what is good and strong, and try to imitate it. Your faults will drop off, like dead leaves, when their time comes. John Ruskin forgiveness motivational inspirational Art is not a study of positive reality, it is the seeking for ideal truth. John Ruskin positive reality art If you want knowledge, you must toil for it; if food, you must toil for it; and if pleasure, you must toil for it: toil is the law. John Ruskin toil law want Let every dawn be to you as the beginning of life, and every setting sun be to you as its close. John Ruskin new-beginnings sunrise sunset To be able to ask a question clearly is two-thirds of the way to getting it answered. John Ruskin answering-questions clever two Shadows are in reality, when the sun is shining, the most conspicuous thing in a landscape, next to the highest lights. John Ruskin shining light reality Let us reform our schools, and we shall find little reform needed in our prisons. John Ruskin diversity education school Modern travelling is not travelling at all; it is merely being sent to a place, and very little different from becoming a parcel. John Ruskin different journey travel All great and beautiful work has come of first gazing without shrinking into the darkness. John Ruskin gazing darkness beautiful The essence of lying is in deception, not in words. John Ruskin political essence lying There is no harm in anybody thinking that Christ is in bread. The harm is in the expectation of His presence in gunpowder. John Ruskin expectations jesus thinking A little thought and a little kindness are often worth more than a great deal of money. John Ruskin money helping-others kindness When a man is wrapped up in himself, he makes a pretty small package. John Ruskin witty attitude motivational On the whole, it is patience which makes the final difference between those who succeed or fail in all things. All the greatest people have it in an infinite degree, and among the less, the patient weak ones always conquer the impatient strong. John Ruskin failure strong patience There is material enough in a single flower for the ornament of a score of cathedrals. John Ruskin ornaments garden flower The actual flower is the plant's highest fulfilment, and are not here exclusively for herbaria, county floras and plant geography: they are here first of all for delight. John Ruskin delight flower firsts To be taught to read—what is the use of that, if you know not whether what you read is false or true? To be taught to write or to speak—but what is the use of speaking, if you have nothing to say? To be taught to think—nay, what is the use of being able to think, if you have nothing to think of? But to be taught to see is to gain word and thought at once, and both true. John Ruskin use writing thinking
