No art can be noble which is incapable of expressing thought, and no art is capable of expressing thought which does not change.

Quote by John Ruskin

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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:...

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...

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...

Music when healthy, is the teacher of perfect order, and when depraved, the teacher of...

Music when healthy, is the teacher of perfect order, and when depraved, the teacher of...

How long most people would look at the best book before they would give the...

How long most people would look at the best book before they would give the...

All great and beautiful work has come of first gazing without shrinking into the darkness.

All great and beautiful work has come of first gazing without shrinking into the darkness.

Race is precisely of as much consequence in man as it is in any animal

Race is precisely of as much consequence in man as it is in any animal

No person who is well bred, kind and modest is ever offensively plain; all real...

No person who is well bred, kind and modest is ever offensively plain; all real...

They are the weakest-minded and the hardest-hearted men that most love change.

They are the weakest-minded and the hardest-hearted men that most love change.

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...

All violent feelings have the same effect. They produce in us a falseness in all...

All violent feelings have the same effect. They produce in us a falseness in all...

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

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

Civilization is the making of civil persons.

Civilization is the making of civil persons.

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

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

Tell me what you like and I'll tell you what you are.

Tell me what you like and I'll tell you what you are.

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.

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...

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.

It is our best work that God wants, not the dregs of our exhaustion. I...

It is our best work that God wants, not the dregs of our exhaustion. I...

The quality of life is determined by its activities.

The quality of life is determined by its activities.