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Selections from the writings of John Ruskin ... With a portrait

In 'Selections from the writings of John Ruskin ... With a portrait,' readers are introduced to the profound thoughts and observations of John Ruskin, a prominent figure in Victorian literature and criticism. The book gathers extracts from his extensive body of work, covering a range of topics from the aesthetics of art to the social conditions of his time. Each selection is accompanied by a portrait of Ruskin, providing a visual representation of the author alongside his written contributions. The collection offers a comprehensive look into Ruskin's intellectual legacy and his influence on the fields of art and social thought. more

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John Ruskin
John Ruskin

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

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“But if, indeed, there be a nobler life in us than in these strangely moving atoms; if, indeed, there is an eternal difference between the fire which inhabits them, and that which animates us,--it must be shown, by each of us in his appointed place, not merely in the patience, but in the activity of our hope, not merely by our desire, but our labor, for the time when the dust of the generations of men shall be confirmed for foundations of the gates of the city of God.”

“Now the basest thought possible concerning man is, that he has no spiritual nature; and the foolishest misunderstanding of him possible is, that he has, or should have, no animal nature. For his nature is nobly animal, nobly spiritual,--coherently and irrevocably so; neither part of it may, but at its peril, expel, despise, or defy the other.”

“It is not the weariness of mortality, but the strength of divinity, which we have to recognize in all mighty things; and that is just what we now never recognize, but think that we are to do great things by help of iron bars and perspiration. Alas! we shall do nothing that way but lose some pounds of our own weight.”