The art which we may call generally art of the wayside, as opposed to that which is the business of men's lives, is, in the best sense of the word, Grotesque.

Quote by John Ruskin

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Every great person is always being helped by everybody; for their gift is to get...

Every great person is always being helped by everybody; for their gift is to get...

The first condition of education is being able to put someone to wholesome and meaningful...

The first condition of education is being able to put someone to wholesome and meaningful...

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...

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...

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...

One who does not know when to die, does not know how to live.

One who does not know when to die, does not know how to live.

Beauty deprived of its proper foils and adjuncts ceases to be enjoyed as beauty, just...

Beauty deprived of its proper foils and adjuncts ceases to be enjoyed as beauty, just...

Men cannot not live by exchanging articles, but producing them. They live by work not...

Men cannot not live by exchanging articles, but producing them. They live by work not...

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...

The path of a good woman is indeed strewn with flowers; but they rise behind...

The path of a good woman is indeed strewn with flowers; but they rise behind...

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

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

Nearly all the powerful people of this age are unbelievers, the best of them in...

Nearly all the powerful people of this age are unbelievers, the best of them in...

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 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

Natural abilities can almost compensate for the want of every kind of cultivation, but no...

Natural abilities can almost compensate for the want of every kind of cultivation, but no...

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:...

Of all the things that oppress me, this sense of the evil working of nature...

Of all the things that oppress me, this sense of the evil working of nature...

Remember that all through history the way of truth and love has always won. There...

Remember that all through history the way of truth and love has always won. There...

Violence isn't always evil. What's evil is the infatuation with violence.

Violence isn't always evil. What's evil is the infatuation with violence.