Do not think of your faults, still less of others' 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.

Quote by John Ruskin

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There is hardly anything in the world that some man cannot make a little worse...

There is hardly anything in the world that some man cannot make a little worse...

The higher a man stands, the more the word vulgar becomes unintelligible to him.

The higher a man stands, the more the word vulgar becomes unintelligible to him.

God saith, 'The person I hold as beloved, I am his hearing by which he...

God saith, 'The person I hold as beloved, I am his hearing by which he...

He that has truth in his heart need never fear the want of persuasion on...

He that has truth in his heart need never fear the want of persuasion on...

A little thought and a little kindness are often worth more than a great deal...

A little thought and a little kindness are often worth more than a great deal...

The greatest thing a human soul ever does in this world... to see clearly is...

The greatest thing a human soul ever does in this world... to see clearly is...

You might sooner get lightning out of incense smoke than true action or passion out...

You might sooner get lightning out of incense smoke than true action or passion out...

Quality is never an accident. It is always the result of intelligent effort.

Quality is never an accident. It is always the result of intelligent effort.

Every great person is always being helped by everybody; for their gift is to get...

Every great person is always being helped by everybody; for their gift is to get...

It is far more difficult to be simple than to be complicated; far more difficult...

It is far more difficult to be simple than to be complicated; far more difficult...

Taste is the only morality. Tell me what you like and I'll tell you what...

Taste is the only morality. Tell me what you like and I'll tell you what...

The path of a good woman is indeed strewn with flowers; but they rise behind...

The path of a good woman is indeed strewn with flowers; but they rise behind...

Architecture is the work of nations

Architecture is the work of nations

A thing is worth what it can do for you, not what you choose to...

A thing is worth what it can do for you, not what you choose to...

To make your children capable of honesty is the beginning of education.

To make your children capable of honesty is the beginning of education.

Reverence is the chief joy and power of life - reverence for that which is...

Reverence is the chief joy and power of life - reverence for that which is...

The weakest among us has a gift, however seemingly trivial, which is peculiar to him,...

The weakest among us has a gift, however seemingly trivial, which is peculiar to him,...

The training which makes men happiest in themselves also makes them most serviceable to others

The training which makes men happiest in themselves also makes them most serviceable to others

If only for a half hour a day, a child should do something serviceable to...

If only for a half hour a day, a child should do something serviceable to...

The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.

The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.