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Quote by John Ruskin
Mans only true happiness is to live in hope of something to be won

Mans only true happiness is to live in hope of something to be won by him. Reverence something to be worshipped by him, and love something to be cherished by him, forever. – John Ruskin

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Men cannot not live by exchanging articles, but producing them. They live by work not trade. – John Ruskin

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Beauty deprived of its proper foils and adjuncts ceases to be enjoyed as beauty, just as light deprived of all shadows ceases to be enjoyed as light. – John Ruskin

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Music when healthy, is the teacher of perfect order, and when depraved, the teacher of perfect disorder. – John Ruskin

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