John Ruskin Quotes
Born: February 8, 1819
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John Ruskin Quotes (10)
"We 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"But I absolutely believe that architecture is a social activity that has to do with some sort of communication or places of interaction, and that to change the environment is to change behaviour."
— John Ruskin"Quality is never an accident. It is always the result of intelligent effort."
— John Ruskin"My father used to play with my brother and me in the yard. Mother would come out and say, 'You're tearing up the grass'; 'We're not raising grass,' Dad would reply. 'We're raising boys.'"
— John Ruskin"Shoot for the moon and if you miss you will still be among the stars."
— John Ruskin"A little thought and a little kindness are often worth more than a great deal of money."
— John Ruskin"Sunshine is delicious, rain is refreshing, wind braces us up, snow is exhilarating; there is really no such thing as bad weather, only different kinds of good weather."
— John Ruskin"Patience is passion tamed."
— John Ruskin"To see clearly is poetry, prophecy and religion all in one."
— John Ruskin"When love and skill work together, expect a masterpiece."
— John Ruskin