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Quote by John Ruskin
You might sooner get lightning out of incense smoke than true acti

You might sooner get lightning out of incense smoke than true action or passion out of your modern English religion. – John Ruskin

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Some slaves are scoured to their work by whips, others by their restlessness and ambition. – John Ruskin

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