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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I am an atheist, thank God!

I am an atheist, thank God!

No person who is not a great sculptor or painter can be an architect. If...

No person who is not a great sculptor or painter can be an architect. If...

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.

No architecture is so haughty as that which is simple.

No architecture is so haughty as that which is simple.

He is the greatest artist who has embodied, in the sum of his works, the...

He is the greatest artist who has embodied, in the sum of his works, 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.

It is in this power of saying everything, and yet saying nothing too plainly, that...

It is in this power of saying everything, and yet saying nothing too plainly, that...

Give a little love to a child, and you get a great deal back.

Give a little love to a child, and you get a great deal back.

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

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

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...

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:...

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...

An architect should live as little in cities as a painter. Send him to our...

An architect should live as little in cities as a painter. Send him to our...

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

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

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

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

The work of science is to substitute facts for appearances, and demonstrations for impressions.

The work of science is to substitute facts for appearances, and demonstrations for impressions.

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...

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.

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...

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...