The work of science is to substitute facts for appearances, and demonstrations for impressions. -John Ruskin Science
Sunshine is delicious, rain is refreshing, wind braces us up, snow is exhilarating; there is really no such thing as bad weather, only different kinds of good weather. -John Ruskin Good
Every great person is always being helped by everybody; for their gift is to get good out of all things and all persons. -John Ruskin Great
A little thought and a little kindness are often worth more than a great deal of money. -John Ruskin Money
Music when healthy, is the teacher of perfect order, and when depraved, the teacher of perfect disorder. -John Ruskin Music
It is written on the arched sky; it looks out from every star. It is the poetry of Nature; it is that which uplifts the spirit within us. -John Ruskin Nature
It is written on the arched sky; it looks out from every star. It is the poetry of Nature; it is that which uplifts the spirit within us. -John Ruskin Poetry
Man's only true happiness is to live in hope of something to be won by him. Reverence something to be worshipped by him, and love something to be cherished by him, forever. -John Ruskin Happiness
The strength and power of a country depends absolutely on the quantity of good men and women in it. -John Ruskin Strength
Music when healthy, is the teacher of perfect order, and when depraved, the teacher of perfect disorder. -John Ruskin Teacher
A little thought and a little kindness are often worth more than a great deal of money. -John Ruskin Great
The first condition of education is being able to put someone to wholesome and meaningful work. -John Ruskin Education
Beauty deprived of its proper foils and adjuncts ceases to be enjoyed as beauty, just as light deprived of all shadows ceases to be enjoyed as light. -John Ruskin Beauty
It seems a fantastic paradox, but it is nevertheless a most important truth, that no architecture can be truly noble which is not imperfect. -John Ruskin Architecture
Education is the leading of human souls to what is best, and making what is best out of them. -John Ruskin Education
It seems a fantastic paradox, but it is nevertheless a most important truth, that no architecture can be truly noble which is not imperfect. -John Ruskin Truth