What we think, or what we know, or what we believe is, in the end, of little consequence. The only consequence is what we do.

Quote by John Ruskin

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That country is the richest which nourishes the greatest number of noble and happy human...

That country is the richest which nourishes the greatest number of noble and happy human...

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.

A thing is worth what it can do for you, not what you choose to...

A thing is worth what it can do for you, not what you choose to...

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

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

To know anything well involves a profound sensation of ignorance.

To know anything well involves a profound sensation of ignorance.

I believe the first test of a truly great man is in his humility.

I believe the first test of a truly great man is in his humility.

No art can be noble which is incapable of expressing thought, and no art is...

No art can be noble which is incapable of expressing thought, and no art is...

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...

Modern travelling is not travelling at all; it is merely being sent to a place,...

Modern travelling is not travelling at all; it is merely being sent to a place,...

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...

Endurance is nobler than strength, and patience than beauty.

Endurance is nobler than strength, and patience than beauty.

No good is ever done to society by the pictorial representation of its diseases.

No good is ever done to society by the pictorial representation of its diseases.

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.

To give alms is nothing unless you give thought also.

To give alms is nothing unless you give thought also.

Skill is the unified force of experience, intellect and passion in their operation.

Skill is the unified force of experience, intellect and passion in their operation.

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...

That thirst (for applause) if the last infirmity of noble minds, is also the first...

That thirst (for applause) if the last infirmity of noble minds, is also the first...

Everyone needs a warm personal enemy or two to keep him free from rust in...

Everyone needs a warm personal enemy or two to keep him free from rust in...

When I am able to resist the temptation to judge others, I can see them...

When I am able to resist the temptation to judge others, I can see them...

The mind of each man is the man himself

The mind of each man is the man himself