A great thing can only be done by a great person; and they do it without effort.

Quote by John Ruskin

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Whereas it has long been known and declared that the poor have no right to...

Whereas it has long been known and declared that the poor have no right to...

No art can be noble which is incapable of expressing thought, and no art is...

No art can be noble which is incapable of expressing thought, and no art is...

In order that people may be happy in their work, these three things are needed:...

In order that people may be happy in their work, these three things are needed:...

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

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

When love and skill work together, expect a masterpiece.

When love and skill work together, expect a masterpiece.

To give alms is nothing unless you give thought also.

To give alms is nothing unless you give thought also.

Walk while ye have the light, lest darkness come upon you.

Walk while ye have the light, lest darkness come upon you.

The strength and power of a country depends absolutely on the quantity of good men...

The strength and power of a country depends absolutely on the quantity of good men...

Freedom is only granted us that obedience may be more perfect.

Freedom is only granted us that obedience may be more perfect.

No architecture is so haughty as that which is simple.

No architecture is so haughty as that which is simple.

Let every dawn be to you as the beginning of life, and every setting sun...

Let every dawn be to you as the beginning of life, and every setting sun...

Men don't and can't live by exchanging articles, but by producing them. They don't live...

Men don't and can't live by exchanging articles, but by producing them. They don't live...

When we build, let us think that we build for ever.

When we build, let us think that we build for ever.

Do not think of your faults, still less of other's faults; look for what is...

Do not think of your faults, still less of other's faults; look for what is...

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

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

Mountains are the beginning and the end of all natural scenery.

Mountains are the beginning and the end of all natural scenery.

Life being very short, and the quiet hours of it few, we ought to waste...

Life being very short, and the quiet hours of it few, we ought to waste...

To banish imperfection is to destroy expression, to check exertion, to paralyze vitality.

To banish imperfection is to destroy expression, to check exertion, to paralyze vitality.

I regard freedom of expression as the primary right without which one can not have...

I regard freedom of expression as the primary right without which one can not have...

Love is the expression of simplicity in emotion, the unattainable longing that comes so unexpectedly,...

Love is the expression of simplicity in emotion, the unattainable longing that comes so unexpectedly,...

Imperfection is an end. Perfection is only an aim.

Imperfection is an end. Perfection is only an aim.