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

Quote by John Ruskin

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Remember that the most beautiful things in the world are the most useless; peacocks and...

Remember that the most beautiful things in the world are the most useless; peacocks and...

The best work never was and never will be done for money.

The best work never was and never will be done for money.

There is no wealth but life.

There is no wealth but life.

In great countries, children are always trying to remain children, and the parents want to...

In great countries, children are always trying to remain children, and the parents want to...

There is no wealth but life

There is no wealth but life

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

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

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...

The first duty of government is to see that people have food, fuel, and clothes....

The first duty of government is to see that people have food, fuel, and clothes....

We require from buildings two kinds of goodness: first, the doing their practical duty well:...

We require from buildings two kinds of goodness: first, the doing their practical duty well:...

It is his restraint that is honorable to a person, not their liberty.

It is his restraint that is honorable to a person, not their liberty.

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 work of science is to substitute facts for appearances, and demonstrations for impressions.

The work of science is to substitute facts for appearances, and demonstrations for impressions.

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...

Give a little love to a child, and you get a great deal back.

Give a little love to a child, and you get a great deal back.

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.

When I have been unhappy, I have heard an opera... and it seemed the shrieking...

When I have been unhappy, I have heard an opera... and it seemed the shrieking...

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 object of living is work, experience, and happiness. There is joy in work. All...

The object of living is work, experience, and happiness. There is joy in work. All...

A nation is not in danger of financial disaster merely because it owes itself money.

A nation is not in danger of financial disaster merely because it owes itself money.

The idea that a congressman would be tainted by accepting money from private industry or...

The idea that a congressman would be tainted by accepting money from private industry or...