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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Whereas it has long been known and declared that the poor have no right to...

Whereas it has long been known and declared that the poor have no right to...

There is hardly anything in the world that some man cannot make a little worse...

There is hardly anything in the world that some man cannot make a little worse...

Architecture is the work of nations

Architecture is the work of nations

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,...

Education is the leading of human souls to what is best, and making what is...

Education is the leading of human souls to what is best, and making what is...

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.

Books are divided into two classes, the books of the hour and the books of...

Books are divided into two classes, the books of the hour and the books of...

To use books rightly, is to go to them for help; to appeal to them...

To use books rightly, is to go to them for help; to appeal to them...

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...

Remember that the most beautiful things in the world are the most useless; peacocks and...

Remember that the most beautiful things in the world are the most useless; peacocks and...

You may either win your peace or buy it: win it, by resistance to evil;...

You may either win your peace or buy it: win it, by resistance to evil;...

An unimaginative person can neither be reverent or kind.

An unimaginative person can neither be reverent or kind.

The training which makes men happiest in themselves also makes them most serviceable to others

The training which makes men happiest in themselves also makes them most serviceable to others

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...

It is written on the arched sky; it looks out from every star. It is...

It is written on the arched sky; it looks out from every star. It is...

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...

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 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

Imagination is the highest kite one can fly

Imagination is the highest kite one can fly

There is a space between man's imagination and man's attainment that may only be traversed...

There is a space between man's imagination and man's attainment that may only be traversed...