He who can take no interest in what is small will take false interest in what is great. John Ruskin
Say all you have to say in the fewest possible words, or your reader will be sure to skip them; and in the plainest possible words or he will certainly misunderstand them. John Ruskin
The highest reward for man’s toil is not what he gets for it, but what he becomes by it. John Ruskin
Let every dawn be to you as the beginning of life, and every setting sun be to you as its close. John Ruskin
Quality is never an accident; it is always the result of intelligent effort. John Ruskin
Education is the leading of human souls to what is best, and making what is best out of them. John Ruskin
They are the weakest-minded and the hardest-hearted men that most love change. John Ruskin
Architecture is the art which so disposes and adorns the edifices raised by man, that the sight of them may contribute to his mental health, power, and pleasure. John Ruskin
Flowers seem intended for the solace of ordinary humanity. John Ruskin
The imagination is never governed, it is always the ruling and divine power. John Ruskin
Every increased possession loads us with a new weariness. John Ruskin
Men were not intended to work with the accuracy of tools, to be precise and perfect in all their actions. John Ruskin
The distinguishing sign of slavery is to have a price, and to be bought for it. John Ruskin
The bitterness of poor quality lingers long after the sweetness of low price is forgotten. John Ruskin
Government and co-operation are in all things the laws of life. Anarchy and competition, the laws of death. John Ruskin
This is the true nature of home – it is the place of Peace; the shelter, not only from injury, but from all terror, doubt and division. John Ruskin
Let us reform our schools, and we shall find little reform needed in our prisons. John Ruskin
Taste is the only morality…Tell me what you like and I’ll tell you what you are. John Ruskin