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

Quote by John Ruskin

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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.

There is no wealth but life.

There is no wealth but life.

Nature is painting for us, day after day, pictures of infinite beauty.

Nature is painting for us, day after day, pictures of infinite beauty.

To give alms is nothing unless you give thought also.

To give alms is nothing unless you give thought also.

Better the rudest work that tells a story or records a fact, than the richest...

Better the rudest work that tells a story or records a fact, than the richest...

Cursing is invoking the assistance of a spirit to help you inflict suffering. Swearing on...

Cursing is invoking the assistance of a spirit to help you inflict suffering. Swearing on...

No person who is not a great sculptor or painter can be an architect. If...

No person who is not a great sculptor or painter can be an architect. If...

All great art is the work of the whole living creature, body and soul, and...

All great art is the work of the whole living creature, body and soul, and...

It is not how much one makes but to what purpose one spends.

It is not how much one makes but to what purpose one spends.

Men were not intended to work with the accuracy of tools, to be precise and...

Men were not intended to work with the accuracy of tools, to be precise and...

All that we call ideal in Greek or any other art, because to us it...

All that we call ideal in Greek or any other art, because to us it...

Our duty is to preserve what the past has had to say for itself, and...

Our duty is to preserve what the past has had to say for itself, and...

The first test of a truly great man is his humility. By humility I don't...

The first test of a truly great man is his humility. By humility I don't...

I have not written in vain if I have heretofore done anything towards diminishing the...

I have not written in vain if I have heretofore done anything towards diminishing the...

The distinguishing sign of slavery is to have a price, and to be bought for...

The distinguishing sign of slavery is to have a price, and to be bought for...

The entire object of true education, is to make people not merely do the right...

The entire object of true education, is to make people not merely do the right...

Government and cooperation are in all things the laws of life. Anarchy and competition, the...

Government and cooperation are in all things the laws of life. Anarchy and competition, the...

In everyone's life, at some time, our inner fire goes out. It is then burst...

In everyone's life, at some time, our inner fire goes out. It is then burst...

To all those who walk the path of human cooperation war must appear loathsome and...

To all those who walk the path of human cooperation war must appear loathsome and...

No employer today is independent of those about him. He cannot succeed alone, no matter...

No employer today is independent of those about him. He cannot succeed alone, no matter...

Under a Presidential government, a nation has, except at the electing moment, no influence; it...

Under a Presidential government, a nation has, except at the electing moment, no influence; it...