It is far more difficult to be simple than to be complicated; far more difficult to sacrifice skill and easy execution in the proper place, than to expand both indiscriminately.

Quote by John Ruskin

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

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

There are no such things as Flowers there are only gladdened Leaves.

There are no such things as Flowers there are only gladdened Leaves.

Punishment is the last and the least effective instrument in the hands of the legislator...

Punishment is the last and the least effective instrument in the hands of the legislator...

Not only is there but one way of doing things rightly, but there is only...

Not only is there but one way of doing things rightly, but there is only...

Sunshine is delicious, rain is refreshing, wind braces us up, snow is exhilarating; there is...

Sunshine is delicious, rain is refreshing, wind braces us up, snow is exhilarating; there is...

The imagination is never governed, it is always the ruling and divine power

The imagination is never governed, it is always the ruling and divine power

Every increased possession loads us with a new weariness.

Every increased possession loads us with a new weariness.

The purest and most thoughtful minds are those which love colour the most.

The purest and most thoughtful minds are those which love colour the most.

The essence of lying is in deception, not in words.

The essence of lying is in deception, not in words.

He that would be angry and sin not, must not be angry with anything but...

He that would be angry and sin not, must not be angry with anything but...

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...

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 good work whatever can be perfect, and the demand for perfection is always a...

No good work whatever can be perfect, and the demand for perfection is always a...

He that would be angry and sin not, must not be angry with anything but...

He that would be angry and sin not, must not be angry with anything but...

When a man is wrapped up in himself, he makes a pretty small package.

When a man is wrapped up in himself, he makes a pretty small package.

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...

When love and skill work together, expect a masterpiece.

When love and skill work together, expect a masterpiece.

My mother had morning sickness after I was born.

My mother had morning sickness after I was born.

It is perfectly monstrous the way people go about nowadays saying things against one, behind...

It is perfectly monstrous the way people go about nowadays saying things against one, behind...

Forget health clinics and gyms. Sex is the best cure. One good night of sex...

Forget health clinics and gyms. Sex is the best cure. One good night of sex...

Valentines Day is a masochistic holiday. If you're in a relationship, then this is the...

Valentines Day is a masochistic holiday. If you're in a relationship, then this is the...