Quote by John Ruskin
A great thing can only be done by a great person and they do it wi

A great thing can only be done by a great person and they do it without effort. – John Ruskin

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It is written on the arched sky; it looks out from every star. It is the poetry of Nature; it is that which uplifts the spirit within us. – John Ruskin

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How long most people would look at the best book before they would give the price of a large turbot for it? – John Ruskin

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best
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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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Above all things let us never forget that mankind constitutes one great brotherhood all born to encounter suffering and sorrow, and therefore bound to sympathize with each other. – Albert Pike

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If the Great Way perishes there will morality and duty. When cleverness and knowledge arise great lies will flourish. When relatives fall out with one another there will be filial duty and love. When states are in confusion there will be faithful servants. – Lao Tzu

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When I was 20, I thought I was 30 – but I was so far from it. When youre young, you want everything to happen now. As you mature, you can look back and see all the great things you achieved with time and patience. – Elisha Cuthbert

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I was like a boy playing on the sea-shore, and diverting myself now and then finding a smoother pebble or a prettier shell than ordinary, whilst the great ocean of truth lay all undiscovered before me. – Isaac Newton

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I feel sorry for people who dont drink. When they wake up in the morning, thats as good as theyre going to feel all day. – Frank Sinatra

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If men could see the epitaphs their friends write they would believe they had gotten into the wrong grave. – Proverb

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The conflict in the Middle East needs to be solved for the same reasons. It is necessary to reach a two-states solution, built on international law, for sustainable peace and development, and it can only be achieved through joint efforts by the international community. – Anna Lindh

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A strict observance of the written laws is doubtless one of the high virtues of a good citizen, but it is not the highest. The laws of necessity, of self-preservation, of saving our country when in danger, are of higher obligation. – Thomas Jefferson

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