John Ruskin's Quote - Beauty deprived of its proper foils and adjuncts ceases to be enjo

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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

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You might sooner get lightning out of incense smoke than true action or passion out of your modern English religion. – John Ruskin

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Better the rudest work that tells a story or records a fact, than the richest without meaning. – John Ruskin

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To be able to ask a question clearly is two-thirds of the way to getting it answered. – John Ruskin

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