John Ruskin

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

The essence of lying is in deception, not in words.

To see clearly is poetry, prophecy and religion all in one.

My first career ambitions involved turning into a boy; I intended to be either a railway guard or a knight errant.

It is the eye of ignorance that assigns a fixed and unchangeable color to every object; beware of this stumbling block.

The point never to lose sight of is to be guided by the correct thing, as you see it. It's the only way to approach such profound matters and retain your integrity.