Quotes by John Ruskin
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Do not think of your faults, still less of other's faults; look for what is good and strong, and try to imitate it. Your faults will drop off, like dead leaves, when their time comes.
Education is the leading of human souls to what is best, and making what is best out of them.
Art is not a study of positive reality, it is the seeking for ideal truth.
An unimaginative person can neither be reverent or kind.
Dream lofty dreams, and as you dream, so shall you become. Your vision is the promise of what you shall at last unveil.
All great art is the work of the whole living creature, body and soul, and chiefly of the soul.
The highest reward for a person's toil is not what they get for it, but what they become by it.
The secret of language is the secret of sympathy, and its full charm is possible only to the gentle.
Education does not mean teaching people to know what they do not know; it means teaching them to behave as they do not behave.
A little thought and a little kindness are often worth more than a great deal of money.
Art is not a study of positive reality, it is the seeking for ideal truth.
In every person who comes near you look for what is good and strong.
Skill is the unified force of experience, intellect and passion in their operation.
In general, pride is at the bottom of all great mistakes.