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Quotations By John Ruskin


Art
He is the greatest artist who has embodied, in the sum of his works, the greatest number of the greatest ideas.

Beliefs
What we think, or what we know, or what we believe is, in the end, of little consequence. The only consequence is what we do.

Endurance
Endurance is nobler than strength, and patience than beauty.

Humility
I believe the first test of a truly great man is in his humility.

Pride
In general, pride is at the bottom of all great mistakes.

Success
The highest reward for a person's toil is not what they get for it, but what they become by it.

Travel
Modern travelling is not travelling at all; it is merely being sent to a place, and very little different from becoming a parcel.

Vision
The greatest thing a human soul ever does in this world...To see clearly is poetry, prophecy and religion all in one.