01UndatedIt is written on the arched sky it looks out from every star. It is the poetry of Nature it is that which uplifts the spirit within us.John Ruskin / quote ↗
02UndatedThe sky is the part of creation in which nature has done for the sake of pleasing man.John Ruskin / quote ↗
03UndatedMusic when healthy, is the teacher of perfect order, and when depraved, the teacher of perfect disorder.John Ruskin / quote ↗
04UndatedNo lying knight or lying priest ever prospered in any age, but especially not in the dark ones. Men prospered then only in following an openly declared purpose, and preaching candidly beloved and trusted creeds.John Ruskin / quote ↗
05UndatedMan's only true happiness is to live in hope of something to be won by him. Reverence something to be worshipped by him, and love something to be cherished by him, forever.John Ruskin / quote ↗
07UndatedIt is impossible, as impossible as to raise the dead, to restore anything that has ever been great or beautiful in architecture. That which I have insisted upon as the life of the whole, that spirit which is given only by the hand and eye of the workman, can never be recalled.John Ruskin / quote ↗
08UndatedWe require from buildings two kinds of goodness: first, the doing their practical duty well: then that they be graceful and pleasing in doing it.John Ruskin / quote ↗
09UndatedIt 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 / quote ↗
11UndatedYou might sooner get lightning out of incense smoke than true action or passion out of your modern English religion.John Ruskin / quote ↗
13UndatedThere is no such thing as bad weather, only different kinds of good weather.John Ruskin / quote ↗
14UndatedSkill is the unified force of experience, intellect and passion in their operation.John Ruskin / quote ↗
15UndatedArt is not a study of positive reality, it is the seeking for ideal truth.John Ruskin / quote ↗
16UndatedA little thought and a little kindness are often worth more than a great deal of money.John Ruskin / quote ↗
18UndatedEvery great person is always being helped by everybody for their gift is to get good out of all things and all persons.John Ruskin / quote ↗
19UndatedThe 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 / quote ↗
20UndatedBeauty deprived of its proper foils and adjuncts ceases to be enjoyed as beauty, just as light deprived of all shadows ceases to be enjoyed as light.John Ruskin / quote ↗
21UndatedThe first condition of education is being able to put someone to wholesome and meaningful work.John Ruskin / quote ↗
22UndatedModern education has devoted itself to the teaching of impudence, and then we complain that we can no longer control our mobs.John Ruskin / quote ↗
23UndatedEducation is the leading of human souls to what is best, and making what is best out of them.John Ruskin / quote ↗
24UndatedIn order that people may be happy in their work, these three things are needed: They must be fit for it. They must not do too much of it. And they must have a sense of success in it.John Ruskin / quote ↗
