“Life being very short, and the quiet hours of it few, we ought to waste none of them in reading valueless books.”
Quote by John Ruskin
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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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“Men cannot not live by exchanging articles, but producing them. They live by work not trade.”
Source: The Stones of Venice: The sea-stories
“No architecture is so haughty as that which is simple.”
Source: The Genius of John Ruskin: Selections from His Writings
“No good is ever done to society by the pictorial representation of its diseases.”
Source: Complete Works of John Ruskin
“That country is the richest which nourishes the greatest number of noble and happy human beings.”
Source: Unto this Last
Source: The Genius of John Ruskin: Selections from His Writings
Source: Selections and Essays