Quotes by John Ruskin

"He that would be angry and sin not, must not be angry with anything but sin."

"Endurance is nobler than strength, and patience than beauty."

"Skill is the unified force of experience, intellect and passion in their operation."

"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."

"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."

"All great and beautiful work has come of first gazing without shrinking into the darkness."

"Let every dawn be to you as the beginning of life, and every setting sun be to you as its close."

"When love and skill work together, expect a masterpiece."

"A little thought and a little kindness are often worth more than a great deal of money."

"Music when healthy, is the teacher of perfect order, and when depraved, the teacher of perfect disorder."

"To see clearly is poetry, prophecy and religion all in one."

"The sky is the part of creation in which nature has done for the sake of pleasing man."

"It 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."

"Great nations write their autobiographies in three manuscripts - the book of their deeds, the book of their words and the book of their art."

"Whether for life or death, do your own work well."