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Doing is the great thing, for if people resolutely do what is righ

Doing is the great thing, for if people resolutely do what is right, they come in time to like doing it. – John Ruskin

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The first condition of education is being able to put someone to wholesome and meaningful work. – John Ruskin

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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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