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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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It is in this power of saying everything, and yet saying nothing too plainly, that the perfection of art consists. – John Ruskin

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