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

Topics: John Ruskin Quotes

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...

Children see in their parents the past, their parents see in them the future; and...

Children see in their parents the past, their parents see in them the future; and...

Our duty is to preserve what the past has had to say for itself, and...

Our duty is to preserve what the past has had to say for itself, and...

Music when healthy, is the teacher of perfect order, and when depraved, the teacher of...

Music when healthy, is the teacher of perfect order, and when depraved, the teacher of...

You might sooner get lightning out of incense smoke than true action or passion out...

You might sooner get lightning out of incense smoke than true action or passion out...

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.

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,...

All books are divisible into two classes, the books of the hour, and the books...

All books are divisible into two classes, the books of the hour, and the books...

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...

There are no such things as Flowers there are only gladdened Leaves.

There are no such things as Flowers there are only gladdened Leaves.

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...

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...

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.

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

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

Nothing can be beautiful which is not true.

Nothing can be beautiful which is not true.

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...

When love and skill work together, expect a masterpiece.

When love and skill work together, expect a masterpiece.

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.

Friendship, love, health, energy, enthusiasm, and joy are the things that make life worth living...

Friendship, love, health, energy, enthusiasm, and joy are the things that make life worth living...

I came to love, I came into my own.

I came to love, I came into my own.