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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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An architect should live as little in cities as a painter. Send him to our hills, and let him study there what nature understands by a buttress, and what by a dome. – John Ruskin

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Do not think of your faults, still less of others faults look for what is good and strong, and try to imitate it. Your faults will drop off, like dead leaves, when their time comes. – John Ruskin

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The work of science is to substitute facts for appearances, and demonstrations for impressions. – John Ruskin

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Our best successes often come after our greatest disappointments. – Henry Ward Beecher

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When the best leaders work is done the people say, We did it ourselves. – Lao Tzu

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Our best thoughts come from others. – Ralph Waldo Emerson

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My stay-married secret would probably be exercising good communication, not when you have to but all the time. I think if you do that, you kinda just cleanse the situations, so theres not build up. I think thats probably the best way to do it. – Guy Fieri

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