Unless we perform divine service with every willing act of our life, we never perform it at all. 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 menhandsart 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 christianletting-gomen 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 hearthistorythinking 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 forgivenessmotivationalinspirational Art is not a study of positive reality, it is the seeking for ideal truth. John Ruskin positiverealityart 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 toillawwant Let every dawn be to you as the beginning of life, and every setting sun be to you as its close. John Ruskin new-beginningssunrisesunset To be able to ask a question clearly is two-thirds of the way to getting it answered. John Ruskin answering-questionsclevertwo Shadows are in reality, when the sun is shining, the most conspicuous thing in a landscape, next to the highest lights. John Ruskin shininglightreality Let us reform our schools, and we shall find little reform needed in our prisons. John Ruskin diversityeducationschool 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 differentjourneytravel All great and beautiful work has come of first gazing without shrinking into the darkness. John Ruskin gazingdarknessbeautiful The essence of lying is in deception, not in words. John Ruskin politicalessencelying 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 expectationsjesusthinking A little thought and a little kindness are often worth more than a great deal of money. John Ruskin moneyhelping-otherskindness When a man is wrapped up in himself, he makes a pretty small package. John Ruskin wittyattitudemotivational 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 failurestrongpatience There is material enough in a single flower for the ornament of a score of cathedrals. John Ruskin ornamentsgardenflower 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 delightflowerfirsts 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 usewritingthinking
