Quote by John Ruskin
The first condition of education is being able to put someone to w

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

Other quotes by John Ruskin

The great cry that rises from all our manufacturing cities, louder than the furnace blast, is all in very deed for this — that we manufacture everything there except men. – John Ruskin

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Industry
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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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great
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Great nations write their autobiographies in three manuscripts – the book of their deeds, the book of their words and the book of their art. – John Ruskin

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Art
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Education
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No man should bring children into the world who is unwilling to persevere to the end in their nature and education. – Plato

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Education

This is a value-added college education if I have heard one described. And what is the most remarkable about Delaware State University graduates – is they just keeping giving back. – Michael N. Castle

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Education

The direction in which education starts a man will determine his future in life. – Plato

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Education

Education begins at home and I applaud the parents who recognize that they – not someone else – must take responsibility to assure that their children are well educated. – Ernest Istook

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Education

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Man, in his sensitivity, does not give names to animals he intends to eat but goes on giving names to children he intends to send to war. – Robert Brault, rbrault.blogspot.com

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War

The desire to get married, which – I regret to say, I believe is basic and primal in women – is followed almost immediately by an equally basic and primal urge – which is to be single again. – Nora Ephron

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alone

I am just learning to notice the different colors of the stars, and already begin to have a new enjoyment. – Maria Mitchell

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Learning

As a matter of fact, when compression technology came along, we thought the future in 1996 was about voice. We got it wrong. It is about voice, video, and data, and that is what we have today on these cell phones. – Steve Buyer

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Technology