Flowers seem intended for the solace of ordinary humanity. – John Ruskin
They are good furniture pictures, unworthy of praise, and undeserving of blame. – John Ruskin

Flowers seem intended for the solace of ordinary humanity. – John Ruskin
They are good furniture pictures, unworthy of praise, and undeserving of blame. – John Ruskin
There is a working class – strong and happy – among both rich and poor: there is an idle class – weak, wicked, and miserable – among both rich and poor. – John Ruskin
Cheerfulness is as natural to the heart of a man in strong health, as color to his cheek; and wherever there is habitual gloom, there must be either bad air, unwholesome food, improperly severe labor, or erring habits of life. – John Ruskin