John Ruskin Quotes
Most popular John Ruskin Quotes
![There is no Wealth but Life. - John Ruskin quote.](/img/q/22/8022A-there-is-no-wealth-but-life-john-ruskin.png)
There is no Wealth but Life.
![Industry without art is brutality. - John Ruskin quote.](/img/q/52/7852A-industry-without-art-is-brutality-john-ruskin.png)
Industry without art is brutality.
![Genius is only a superior power of seeing. - John Ruskin quote.](/img/q/71/7271A-genius-is-only-a-superior-power-seeing-john-ruskin.png)
Genius is only a superior power of seeing.
![Conceit may puff a man up but never props him up. - John Ruskin quote.](/img/q/95/595A-conceit-may-puff-a-man-up-but-never-props-him-john-ruskin.png)
Conceit may puff a man up but never props him up.
![When we build, let us think that we build forever. - John Ruskin quote.](/img/q/96/27496A-when-we-build-let-us-think-that-we-build-forever-john-ruskin.png)
When we build, let us think that we build forever.
![It is better to be nobly remembered than nobly born. - John Ruskin quote.](/img/q/07/2407A-it-is-better-to-be-nobly-remembered-than-nobly-born-john-ruskin.png)
It is better to be nobly remembered than nobly born.
![The first test of a truly great man is his humility. - John Ruskin quote.](/img/q/38/2538A-the-first-test-of-a-truly-great-man-is-his-john-ruskin.png)
The first test of a truly great man is his humility.
![No architecture is so haughty as that which is simple. - John Ruskin quote.](/img/q/12/26312A-no-architecture-is-so-haughty-as-that-which-is-simple-john-ruskin.png)
No architecture is so haughty as that which is simple.
![When love and skill work together, expect a masterpiece. - John Ruskin quote.](/img/q/52/9852A-when-love-and-skill-work-together-expect-masterpiece-john-ruskin.png)
When love and skill work together, expect a masterpiece.
![Every increased possession loads us with a new weariness. - John Ruskin quote.](/img/q/56/37856A-every-increased-possession-loads-us-with-new-weariness-john-ruskin.png)
Every increased possession loads us with a new weariness.
![In general, pride is at the bottom of all great mistakes. - John Ruskin quote.](/img/q/71/35971A-in-general-pride-is-at-the-bottom-all-great-mistakes-john-ruskin.png)
In general, pride is at the bottom of all great mistakes.
![Every duty we omit obscures some truth we should have known. - John Ruskin quote.](/img/q/56/7556A-every-duty-we-omit-obscures-some-truth-we-should-have-john-ruskin.png)
Every duty we omit obscures some truth we should have known.
![Give a little love to a child, and you get a great deal back. - John Ruskin quote.](/img/q/66/9366A-give-a-little-love-to-a-child-you-get-great-john-ruskin.png)
Give a little love to a child, and you get a great deal back.
![Life without industry is guilt, industry without art is brutality. - John Ruskin quote.](/img/q/57/22157A-life-without-industry-is-guilt-industry-without-art-is-brutality-john-ruskin.png)
Life without industry is guilt, industry without art is brutality.
![When a man is wrapped up in himself, he makes a pretty small package. - John Ruskin quote.](/img/q/87/587A-when-a-man-is-wrapped-up-himself-he-makes-pretty-john-ruskin.png)
When a man is wrapped up in himself, he makes a pretty small package.
![To make your children capable of honesty is the beginning of education. - John Ruskin quote.](/img/q/65/9365A-to-make-your-children-capable-of-honesty-is-beginning-education-john-ruskin.png)
To make your children capable of honesty is the beginning of education.
![The imagination is never governed, it is always the ruling and Divine power. - John Ruskin quote.](/img/q/77/33477A-the-imagination-is-never-governed-it-is-always-ruling-divine-john-ruskin.png)
The imagination is never governed, it is always the ruling and Divine power.
![Fine art is that in which the hand, the head, and the heart of man go together. - John Ruskin quote.](/img/q/65/26465A-fine-art-is-that-in-which-hand-head-heart-man-john-ruskin.png)
Fine art is that in which the hand, the head, and the heart of man go together.
![In painting as in eloquence, the greater your strength, the quieter your manner. - John Ruskin quote.](/img/q/79/30079A-in-painting-as-in-eloquence-the-greater-your-strength-quieter-john-ruskin.png)
In painting as in eloquence, the greater your strength, the quieter your manner.
![There is really no such thing as bad weather, only different kinds of good weather. - John Ruskin quote.](/img/q/70/41970A-there-is-really-no-such-thing-as-bad-weather-only-john-ruskin.png)
There is really no such thing as bad weather, only different kinds of good weather.
![Skill is the unified force of experience, intellect, and passion in their operation. - John Ruskin quote.](/img/q/30/50830A-skill-is-the-unified-force-of-experience-intellect-passion-their-john-ruskin.png)
Skill is the unified force of experience, intellect, and passion in their operation.
![To be able to ask a question clearly is two-thirds of the way to getting the answer. - John Ruskin quote.](/img/q/56/456A-to-be-able-to-ask-a-question-clearly-is-two-john-ruskin.png)
To be able to ask a question clearly is two-thirds of the way to getting the answer.
![All books are divisible into two classes: the books of the hour, and the books of all time. - John Ruskin quote.](/img/q/29/5729A-all-books-are-divisible-into-two-classes-books-hour-books-john-ruskin.png)
All books are divisible into two classes: the books of the hour, and the books of all time.
![The question is not so much what money you have in your pocket, as what you will buy with it. - John Ruskin quote.](/img/q/83/5983A-the-question-is-not-so-much-what-money-you-have-john-ruskin.png)
The question is not so much what money you have in your pocket, as what you will buy with it.
![The work of science is to substitute facts for appearance, and demonstrations for impressions. - John Ruskin quote.](/img/q/29/329A-the-work-of-science-is-to-substitute-facts-appearance-demonstrations-john-ruskin.png)
The work of science is to substitute facts for appearance, and demonstrations for impressions.
![All great art is the work of the whole living creature, body and soul, and chiefly of the soul. - John Ruskin quote.](/img/q/66/26466A-all-great-art-is-the-work-whole-living-creature-body-john-ruskin.png)
All great art is the work of the whole living creature, body and soul, and chiefly of the soul.
![The greatest thing a human being ever does is to see something and tell what he sees in a plain way. - John Ruskin quote.](/img/q/84/5784A-the-greatest-thing-a-human-being-ever-does-is-see-john-ruskin.png)
The greatest thing a human being ever does is to see something and tell what he sees in a plain way.
![There is hardly anything in the world that some man cannot make a little worse and sell a little cheaper. - John Ruskin quote.](/img/q/65/21365A-there-is-hardly-anything-in-the-world-that-some-man-john-ruskin.png)
There is hardly anything in the world that some man cannot make a little worse and sell a little cheaper.
![Remember that the most beautiful things in the world are the most useless; peacocks and lilies for instance. - John Ruskin quote.](/img/q/27/19327A-remember-that-the-most-beautiful-things-world-are-most-useless-john-ruskin.png)
Remember that the most beautiful things in the world are the most useless; peacocks and lilies for instance.
![He is the greatest artist who has embodied, in the sum of his work, the greatest number of the greatest ideas. - John Ruskin quote.](/img/q/75/26575A-he-is-the-greatest-artist-who-has-embodied-sum-his-john-ruskin.png)
He is the greatest artist who has embodied, in the sum of his work, the greatest number of the greatest ideas.
![The fact is, that, of all God's gifts to the sight of man, color is the holiest, the most divine, the most solemn. - John Ruskin quote.](/img/q/78/28278A-the-fact-is-that-of-all-gods-gifts-sight-man-john-ruskin.png)
The fact is, that, of all God's gifts to the sight of man, color is the holiest, the most divine, the most solemn.
![When men are rightly occupied, their amusement grows out of their work, as the color-petals out of a fruitful flower. - John Ruskin quote.](/img/q/76/7776A-when-men-are-rightly-occupied-their-amusement-grows-out-their-john-ruskin.png)
When men are rightly occupied, their amusement grows out of their work, as the color-petals out of a fruitful flower.
![The greatest efforts of the race have always been traceable to the love of praise, as its greatest catastrophes to the love of pleasure. - John Ruskin quote.](/img/q/32/4132A-the-greatest-efforts-of-the-race-have-always-been-traceable-john-ruskin.png)
The greatest efforts of the race have always been traceable to the love of praise, as its greatest catastrophes to the love of pleasure.
![No great intellectual thing was ever done by great effort; a great thing can only be done by a great man, and he does it without effort. - John Ruskin quote.](/img/q/26/4726A-no-great-intellectual-thing-was-ever-done-by-great-effort-john-ruskin.png)
No great intellectual thing was ever done by great effort; a great thing can only be done by a great man, and he does it without effort.
![This is the true nature of home — it is the place of Peace; the shelter, not only from all injury, but from all terror, doubt, and division. - John Ruskin quote.](/img/q/37/9137A-this-is-the-true-nature-of-home-it-is-place-john-ruskin.png)
This is the true nature of home — it is the place of Peace; the shelter, not only from all injury, but from all terror, doubt, and division.
![Science deals exclusively with things as they are in themselves; and art exclusively with things as they affect the human sense and human soul. - John Ruskin quote.](/img/q/64/39264A-science-deals-exclusively-with-things-as-they-are-themselves-art-john-ruskin.png)
Science deals exclusively with things as they are in themselves; and art exclusively with things as they affect the human sense and human soul.
![In the range of inorganic nature, I doubt if any object can be found more perfectly beautiful than a fresh, deep snowdrift, seen under warm light. - John Ruskin quote.](/img/q/75/51875A-in-the-range-of-inorganic-nature-i-doubt-if-any-john-ruskin.png)
In the range of inorganic nature, I doubt if any object can be found more perfectly beautiful than a fresh, deep snowdrift, seen under warm light.
![Sunshine is delicious, rain is refreshing, wind braces up, snow is exhilarating; there is no such thing as bad weather, just different kinds of good weather. - John Ruskin quote.](/img/q/24/10124A-sunshine-is-delicious-rain-is-refreshing-wind-braces-up-snow-john-ruskin.png)
Sunshine is delicious, rain is refreshing, wind braces up, snow is exhilarating; there is no such thing as bad weather, just different kinds of good weather.
![You will find that the mere resolve not to be useless, and the honest desire to help other people, will, in the quickest and delicate ways, improve yourself. - John Ruskin quote.](/img/q/21/6921A-you-will-find-that-the-mere-resolve-not-be-useless-john-ruskin.png)
You will find that the mere resolve not to be useless, and the honest desire to help other people, will, in the quickest and delicate ways, improve yourself.
![Science has to do with facts, art with phenomena. To science, phenomena are of use only as they lead to facts; and to art, facts are of use only as they lead to phenomena. - John Ruskin quote.](/img/q/65/39265A-science-has-to-do-with-facts-art-with-phenomena-science-john-ruskin.png)
Science has to do with facts, art with phenomena. To science, phenomena are of use only as they lead to facts; and to art, facts are of use only as they lead to phenomena.
![In order that men may be happy in their work, these three things are needed: They must be for it: They must not do too much of it: And they must have a sense of success in it. - John Ruskin quote.](/img/q/13/7713A-in-order-that-men-may-be-happy-their-work-these-john-ruskin.png)
In order that men may be happy in their work, these three things are needed: They must be for it: They must not do too much of it: And they must have a sense of success in it.
![All artist should be well read in the best books, and thoroughly high bred, both in heart and bearing. In a word, he should be fit for the best society, and should keep out of it. - John Ruskin quote.](/img/q/87/22187A-all-artist-should-be-well-read-best-books-thoroughly-high-john-ruskin.png)
All artist should be well read in the best books, and thoroughly high bred, both in heart and bearing. In a word, he should be fit for the best society, and should keep out of it.
![In order that people may be happy in their work these three things are needed: They must be fit for it. They must not do too much of it. And they must have a sense of success in it. - John Ruskin quote.](/img/q/77/24677A-in-order-that-people-may-be-happy-their-work-these-john-ruskin.png)
In order that people may be happy in their work these three things are needed: They must be fit for it. They must not do too much of it. And they must have a sense of success in it.
![Your minds are endowed with a vast number of gifts of totally different uses—limbs of mind as it were, which, if you don't exercise, you cripple. One is curiosity; that is a gift, a capacity of pleasure in knowing; which if you destroy, you make yourselves cold and dull. - John Ruskin quote.](/img/q/92/28992A-your-minds-are-endowed-with-a-vast-number-gifts-totally-john-ruskin.png)
Your minds are endowed with a vast number of gifts of totally different uses—limbs of mind as it were, which, if you don't exercise, you cripple. One is curiosity; that is a gift, a capacity of pleasure in knowing; which if you destroy, you make yourselves cold and dull.
Give a little love to a child and you get a great deal back.
Your minds are endowed with a vast number of gifts of totally different uses—limbs of mind as it were, which, if you don't exercise, you cripple.