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Quote by John Ruskin

“Do not think it wasted time to submit yourselves to any influence which may bring upon you any noble feeling.”

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John Ruskin was an influential British art critic, writer, and social critic. Known for his profound insights into art, architecture, and social issues, he had a significant impact on the aesthetics and culture of the Victorian era. more

“It is eminently a weariable faculty, eminently delicate, and incapable of bearing fatigue; so that if we give it too many objects at a time to employ itself upon, or very grand ones for a long time together, it fails under the effort, becomes jaded, exactly as the limbs do by bodily fatigue, and incapable of answering any farther appeal till it has had rest.”

Ifs Giving Long Together Time Effort Failing Objects Failure Long Time Appeals Faculty Delicate Incapable Limbs Fatigue Jaded Time Together

Book:Modern Painters: pt. 4. Of many things

Source: Modern Painters: pt. 4. Of many things

“My galligaskins, that have long withstood The winter's fury, and encroaching frosts, By time subdued (what will not time subdue!), A horrid chasm disclosed.”

Long Time Winter Fury Frost Chasms

Author:John Phillips

“Some say no evil thing that walks by night, In fog or fire, by lake or moorish fen, Blue meagre hag, or stubborn unlaid ghost That breaks his magic chains at curfew time, No goblin, or swart fairy of the mine, Hath hurtful power o'er true virginity.”

Night Time Evil Walks Break Power Fire Magic Mines Blue Ghost Chains Fairy Lakes Stubborn Fog Virginity Hurtful Evil Things Goblin Curfew

Book:The poems of John Milton

Source: The poems of John Milton

“With eyes Of conjugal attraction unreprov'd. Imparadised in one another's arms. With thee conversing I forget all time. And feel that I am happier than I know.”

Knows Feels Eye Time Forget Arms Attraction All Time Thee Conjugal

Author:John Milton

“Time trieth troth in every doubt.”

Time Doubt

Book:The Proverbs of John Heywood: Being the

Source: The Proverbs of John Heywood: Being the

“The atmosphere of our time is fast being cleared of the fumes and deadly gases that arose during the carboniferous age of theology.”

Age Time Spirituality Garden Theology Atmosphere Our Time Gardening

Book:The writings of John Burroughs

Source: The writings of John Burroughs

“Serene, I fold my hands and wait, Nor care for wind, nor tide, nor sea; I rave no more 'gainst time or fate, For lo! my own shall come to me.”

Hands Care Time Waiting My Own Fate Sea Wind Tides Folds Serene Rave

Book:The Writings of John Burroughs: The light of day. 12. Literary values and other papers

Source: The Writings of John Burroughs: The light of day. 12. Literary values and other papers

“Now, I saw, upon a time, when he was walking in the fields, that he was, as he was wont, reading in his book, and greatly distressed in his mind; and, as he read, he burst out, as he had done before, crying, What shall I do to be saved?”

Mind Book Done Time Reading Saws Cry Fields Walking Saved

Book:The Pilgrim’s Progress Simplified: Includes Modern Translation, Study Guide, Historical Context, Biography, and Character Index

Source: The Pilgrim’s Progress Simplified: Includes Modern Translation, Study Guide, Historical Context, Biography, and Character Index

“However often we turn to it [the Koran] at first disgusting us each time afresh, it soon attracts, astounds, and in the end enforces our reverence. . . . Its style, in accordance with its contents and aim is stern, grand, terrible - ever and anon truly sublime - Thus this book will go on exercising through all ages a most potent influence.”

Firsts Book Ends Age Time Turns Influence Style Goes On Terrible Exercise Aim Reverence Disgusting Sublime Anon

Author:Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

“Let us live in as small a circle as we will, we are either debtors or creditors before we have had time to look around.”

Looks Time Circles Creditors Debtors

Book:Delphi Works of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (Illustrated)

Source: Delphi Works of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (Illustrated)

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