A thing is worth what it can do for you, not what you choose to pay for it. John Ruskin choosepaything Change image and share on social
Whether for life or death, do your own work well. John Ruskin deathlifework Change image and share on social
All great and beautiful work has come of first gazing without shrinking into the darkness. John Ruskin beautifuldarknessgaze Change image and share on social
Walk while ye have the light, lest darkness come upon you. John Ruskin darknesslightthou Change image and share on social
The first test of a truly great man is his humility. By humility I don't mean doubt of his powers or hesitation in speaking his opinion, but merely an understanding of the relationship of what he can say and what he can do. John Ruskin doubtgreathesitation share on social
To see clearly is poetry, prophecy and religion all in one. John Ruskin poetryprophecyreligion Change image and share on social
What do we, as a nation, care about books? How much do you think we spend altogether on our libraries, public or private, as compared with what we spend on our horses? John Ruskin altogetherbookcare Change image and share on social
All that we call ideal in Greek or any other art, because to us it is false and visionary, was, to the makers of it, true and existent. John Ruskin artcallexistent Change image and share on social
It seems a fantastic paradox, but it is nevertheless a most important truth, that no architecture can be truly noble which is not imperfect. John Ruskin architecturefantasticimperfect Change image and share on social
One who does not know when to die, does not know how to live. John Ruskin dielive Change image and share on social
