Sunshine is delicious, rain is refreshing, wind braces us up, snow is exhilarating; there is really no such thing as bad weather, only different kinds of good weather.

Quote by John Ruskin

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It seems a fantastic paradox, but it is nevertheless a most important truth, that no...

It seems a fantastic paradox, but it is nevertheless a most important truth, that no...

Man's only true happiness is to live in hope of something to be won by...

Man's only true happiness is to live in hope of something to be won by...

Whether for life or death, do your own work well.

Whether for life or death, do your own work well.

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...

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...

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...

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.

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 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.

Architecture is the work of nations

Architecture is the work of nations

The highest reward for a person's toil is not what they get for it, but...

The highest reward for a person's toil is not what they get for it, 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...

What we think, or what we know, or what we believe is, in the end,...

What we think, or what we know, or what we believe is, in the end,...

There is no wealth but life

There is no wealth but life

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...

A book worth reading is worth buying.

A book worth reading is worth buying.

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...

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

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

When we build, let us think that we build for ever.

When we build, let us think that we build for ever.

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...