John Ruskin Quotes & Sayings (Page 7)
John Ruskin quotes and sayings page 7 (deceased writer born on Feb 8, 1819). Here's quote # 61 through 70 out of the 111 we have for him.
“Nothing is ever done beautifully which is done in rivalship: or nobly, which is done in pride.”
“Every increased possession loads us with a new weariness.”
“Modern travelling is not travelling at all; it is merely being sent to a place, and very little different from becoming a parcel.”
“It seems a fantastic paradox, but it is nevertheless a most important truth, that no architecture can be truly noble which is not imperfect.”
“No person who is not a great sculptor or painter can be an architect. If he is not a sculptor or painter, he can only be a builder.”
“Punishment is the last and the least effective instrument in the hands of the legislator for the prevention of crime.”
“Tell me what you like and I'll tell you what you are.”
“You might sooner get lightning out of incense smoke than true action or passion out of your modern English religion.”
“It is his restraint that is honorable to a person, not their liberty.”
“Men were not intended to work with the accuracy of tools, to be precise and perfect in all their actions.”
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