John Ruskin Messages

Best 30+ John Ruskin Messages, Quotes, and Images

The best thing in life aren't things.

The best thing in life aren't things.

People are eternally divided into two classes, the believer, builder, and praiser...and the unbeliever, destroyer and critic.

People are eternally divided into two classes, the believer, builder, and praiser...and the unbeliever, destroyer and critic.

One can't be angry when one looks at a penguin.

One can't be angry when one looks at a penguin.

I believe the right question to ask, respecting all ornament, is simply this; was it done with enjoyment, was the carver happy while he was about it?

I believe the right question to ask, respecting all ornament, is simply this; was it done with enjoyment, was the carver happy while he was about it?

In every person who comes near you look for what is good and strong.

In every person who comes near you look for what is good and strong.

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

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

Living without an aim, is like sailing without a compass.

Living without an aim, is like sailing without a compass.

If you want knowledge, you must toil for it; if food, you must toil for it; and if pleasure, you must toil for it: toil is the law.

If you want knowledge, you must toil for it; if food, you must toil for it; and if pleasure, you must toil for it: toil is the law.

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.

Beethoven always sounds to me like the upsetting of a bag of nails, with here and there an also dropped hammer.

Beethoven always sounds to me like the upsetting of a bag of nails, with here and there an also dropped hammer.

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There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics.

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The highest happiness on earth is the happiness of marriage.

The highest happiness on earth is the happiness of marriage.

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People only seriously consider change when they feel accepted for exactly who they are.

People only seriously consider change when they feel accepted for exactly who they are.

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The question isn't at what age I want to retire, it's at what income.

The question isn't at what age I want to retire, it's at what income.

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It is advisable that a person know at least three things, where they are, where they are going, and what they had best do under the circumstances.

It is advisable that a person know at least three things, where they are, where they are going, and what they had best do under the circumstances.

Author: John Ruskin