"He that would be angry and sin not, must not be angry with anything but sin."
John Ruskin"Fine art is that in which the hand, the head, and the heart of man go together."
John Ruskin"Art is not a study of positive reality, it is the seeking for ideal truth."
John Ruskin"Endurance is nobler than strength, and patience than beauty."
John Ruskin"Skill is the unified force of experience, intellect and passion in their operation."
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"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."
John Ruskin"I believe the first test of a truly great man is in his humility."
John Ruskin"All great and beautiful work has come of first gazing without shrinking into the darkness."
John Ruskin"Let every dawn be to you as the beginning of life, and every setting sun be to you as its close."
John Ruskin"There is no wealth but life."
John Ruskin"When love and skill work together, expect a masterpiece."
John Ruskin"A little thought and a little kindness are often worth more than a great deal of money."
John Ruskin"Music when healthy, is the teacher of perfect order, and when depraved, the teacher of perfect disorder."
John Ruskin"To see clearly is poetry, prophecy and religion all in one."
John Ruskin"The sky is the part of creation in which nature has done for the sake of pleasing man."
John Ruskin"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."
John Ruskin"The greatest thing a human soul ever does in this world... to see clearly is poetry, prophecy and religion all in one."
John Ruskin