The first duty of a state is to see that every child born therein shall be well housed, clothed, fed and educated till it attains years of discretion.

Quote by John Ruskin

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All great art is the work of the whole living creature, body and soul, and...

All great art is the work of the whole living creature, body and soul, and...

Nature is painting for us, day after day, pictures of infinite beauty.

Nature is painting for us, day after day, pictures of infinite beauty.

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

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

Better the rudest work that tells a story or records a fact, than the richest...

Better the rudest work that tells a story or records a fact, than the richest...

Let us reform our schools, and we shall find little reform needed in our prisons.

Let us reform our schools, and we shall find little reform needed in our prisons.

The distinguishing sign of slavery is to have a price, and to be bought for...

The distinguishing sign of slavery is to have a price, and to be bought for...

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...

Men don't and can't live by exchanging articles, but by producing them. They don't live...

Men don't and can't live by exchanging articles, but by producing them. They don't live...

I have not written in vain if I have heretofore done anything towards diminishing the...

I have not written in vain if I have heretofore done anything towards diminishing the...

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...

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.

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

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

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,...

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...

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...

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 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...

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.

I had a rose named after me and I was very flattered. But I was...

I had a rose named after me and I was very flattered. But I was...

Egotism is the anesthetic that dulls the pain of stupidity.

Egotism is the anesthetic that dulls the pain of stupidity.