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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No lying knight or lying priest ever prospered in any age, but especially not in...

No lying knight or lying priest ever prospered in any age, but especially not in...

Be humble as the blade of grass that is being trodden underneath the feet. The...

Be humble as the blade of grass that is being trodden underneath the feet. The...

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.

God saith, 'The person I hold as beloved, I am his hearing by which he...

God saith, 'The person I hold as beloved, I am his hearing by which he...

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...

Summer is delicious. rain is refreshing, wind braces up, snow is exhilarating; there is no...

Summer is delicious. rain is refreshing, wind braces up, snow is exhilarating; there is no...

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

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

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...

There is no such thing as bad weather, only different kinds of good weather.

There is no such thing as bad weather, only different kinds of good weather.

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...

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

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...

To know anything well involves a profound sensation of ignorance.

To know anything well involves a profound sensation of ignorance.

To banish imperfection is to destroy expression, to check exertion, to paralyze vitality.

To banish imperfection is to destroy expression, to check exertion, to paralyze vitality.

Do not think of your faults, still less of others' faults; look for what is...

Do not think of your faults, still less of others' faults; look for what is...

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

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

What do we, as a nation, care about books? How much do you think we...

What do we, as a nation, care about books? How much do you think we...

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

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

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...

All that we call ideal in Greek or any other art, because to us it...

All that we call ideal in Greek or any other art, because to us it...