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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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...

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.

Doing is the great thing, for if people resolutely do what is right, they come...

Doing is the great thing, for if people resolutely do what is right, they come...

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...

He that has truth in his heart need never fear the want of persuasion on...

He that has truth in his heart need never fear the want of persuasion on...

Let every dawn be to you as the beginning of life, and every setting sun...

Let every dawn be to you as the beginning of life, and every setting sun...

The art which we may call generally art of the wayside, as opposed to that...

The art which we may call generally art of the wayside, as opposed to that...

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...

The principle of all successful effort is to try to do not what is absolutely...

The principle of all successful effort is to try to do not what is absolutely...

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 strength and power of a country depends absolutely on the quantity of good men...

The strength and power of a country depends absolutely on the quantity of good men...

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,...

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:...

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

Men cannot not live by exchanging articles, but producing them. They live by work not...

Men cannot not live by exchanging articles, but producing them. They live by work not...

To make your children capable of honesty is the beginning of education.

To make your children capable of honesty is the beginning of education.

Race is precisely of as much consequence in man as it is in any animal

Race is precisely of as much consequence in man as it is in any animal

The higher a man stands, the more the word vulgar becomes unintelligible to him.

The higher a man stands, the more the word vulgar becomes unintelligible to him.

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...

I believe the right question to ask, respecting all ornament, is simply this; was it...

I believe the right question to ask, respecting all ornament, is simply this; was it...