Whereas it has long been known and declared that the poor have no right to the property of the rich, I wish it also to be known and declared that the rich have no right to the property of the…

Quote by John Ruskin

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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...

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...

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:...

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...

When love and skill work together, expect a masterpiece.

When love and skill work together, expect a masterpiece.

Life being very short, and the quiet hours of it few, we ought to waste...

Life being very short, and the quiet hours of it few, we ought to waste...

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.

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...

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...

Civilization is the making of civil persons.

Civilization is the making of civil persons.

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.

It is not how much one makes but to what purpose one spends.

It is not how much one makes but to what purpose one spends.

Fine art is that in which the hand, the head, and the heart of man...

Fine art is that in which the hand, the head, and the heart of man...

It seems a fantastic paradox, but it is nevertheless a most important truth, that no...

It seems a fantastic paradox, but it is nevertheless a most important truth, that no...

Imaginary evils soon become real one by indulging our reflections on them.

Imaginary evils soon become real one by indulging our reflections on them.

He that would be angry and sin not, must not be angry with anything but...

He that would be angry and sin not, must not be angry with anything but...

Architecture is the work of nations

Architecture is the work of nations

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,...

A mans spirit is free, but his pride binds him with chains of suffocation in...

A mans spirit is free, but his pride binds him with chains of suffocation in...

Only a kind person is able to judge another justly and to make allowances for...

Only a kind person is able to judge another justly and to make allowances for...