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

Quote by John Ruskin

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When I have been unhappy, I have heard an opera... and it seemed the shrieking...

When I have been unhappy, I have heard an opera... and it seemed the shrieking...

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

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

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

Of all the things that oppress me, this sense of the evil working of nature...

Of all the things that oppress me, this sense of the evil working of nature...

To give alms is nothing unless you give thought also.

To give alms is nothing unless you give thought also.

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...

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...

You should read books like you take medicine, by advice, and not by advertisement.

You should read books like you take medicine, by advice, and not by advertisement.

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...

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.

We require from buildings two kinds of goodness: first, the doing their practical duty well:...

We require from buildings two kinds of goodness: first, the doing their practical duty well:...

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 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.

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

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

It is impossible, as impossible as to raise the dead, to restore anything that has...

It is impossible, as impossible as to raise the dead, to restore anything that has...

Punishment is the last and the least effective instrument in the hands of the legislator...

Punishment is the last and the least effective instrument in the hands of the legislator...

When love and skill work together, expect a masterpiece.

When love and skill work together, expect a masterpiece.

There is no wealth but life

There is no wealth but life

In the end, it's not the years in your life that count. It's the life...

In the end, it's not the years in your life that count. It's the life...

As from a large heap of flowers many garlands and wreaths are made, so by...

As from a large heap of flowers many garlands and wreaths are made, so by...