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Quote by John Ruskin
Beauty deprived of its proper foils and adjuncts ceases to be enjo

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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He that would be angry and sin not, must not be angry with anything but sin. – John Ruskin

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The first duty of government is to see that people have food, fuel, and clothes. The second, that they have means of moral and intellectual education. – John Ruskin

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Fine art is that in which the hand, the head, and the heart of man go together. – John Ruskin

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The only rich person is a person who is rich in spirit. I have no money deposit. I have only beauty deposit. – Imelda Marcos

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What ever beauty may be, it has for its basis order, and for its essence unity. – Father Andre

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