No art can be noble which is incapable of expressing thought, and no art is capable of expressing thought which does not change. – John Ruskin
How long most people would look at the best book before they would give the price of a large turbot for it? – John Ruskin
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
Sunshine is delicious, rain is refreshing, wind braces us up, snow is exhilarating there is really no such thing as bad weather, only different kinds of good weather. – John Ruskin