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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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Men dont and cant live by exchanging articles, but by producing them. They dont live by trade, but by work. Give up that foolish and vain title of Trades Unions and take that of laborers Unions. – John Ruskin

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Bread of flour is good; but there is bread, sweet as honey, if we would eat it, in a good book. – John Ruskin

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All that we call ideal in Greek or any other art, because to us it is false and visionary, was, to the makers of it, true and existent. – John Ruskin

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It is my art. I am better at it than I ever was. And I will do it as long as I can. When you reach a certain age you can slough off what is unnecessary and concentrate on what is. And why not? – Arthur Miller

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If you love somebody, you love them. My parents had a 25-year age gap between them and my mum was the breadwinner, my dad the house husband. Im a strong believer that a good relationship can work, whatever the situation. – Katherine Jenkins

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Study is the bane of childhood, the oil of youth, the indulgence of adulthood, and a restorative in old age. – Walter Savage Landor

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To me age is a number, just a number. Who cares? – Jeanne Moreau

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