Quote by John Ruskin
No lying knight or lying priest ever prospered in any age, but esp

No lying knight or lying priest ever prospered in any age, but especially not in the dark ones. Men prospered then only in following an openly declared purpose, and preaching candidly beloved and trusted creeds. – John Ruskin

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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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Sunshine is delicious, rain is refreshing, wind braces up, snow is exhilarating; there is no such thing as bad weather, only different kinds of good weather. – John Ruskin

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In the information age, you dont teach philosophy as they did after feudalism. You perform it. If Aristotle were alive today hed have a talk show. – Timothy Leary

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Age is a terrible avenger. The lessons of life give you so much to work with, but by the time youve got all this great wisdom, you dont get to be young anymore. – Elizabeth Wurtzel

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Ive been screaming at the top of my lungs at my family, Work out! Work out! Old age is coming! – Cher

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Never say never, but the thought of electively cutting oneself is beyond my grasp, and I also object to it politically. Denying the lines on our faces makes a comment about age and wisdom I dont care to make. – Debra Winger

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The entrepreneur always searches for change, responds to it, and exploits it as an opportunity. – Peter Drucker

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It is very lonely sometimes, trying to play God. – Oliver Wendell Holmes

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