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Quote by John Ruskin
The sky is the part of creation in which nature has done for the s

The sky is the part of creation in which nature has done for the sake of pleasing man. – John Ruskin

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Nearly all the powerful people of this age are unbelievers, the best of them in doubt and misery, the most in plodding hesitation, doing as well as they can, what practical work lies at hand. – John Ruskin

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The first condition of education is being able to put someone to wholesome and meaningful work. – John Ruskin

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There is one spectacle grander than the sea, that is the sky; there is one spectacle grander than the sky, that is the interior of the soul. – Victor Hugo

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Thank God, all you who have a spark of rational piety in your hearts, for the glorious commonplace of earth and sky,—for this cloud-embosomed planet in which you pass your lives. – William Smith, Gravenhurst, or Thoughts on Good and Evil, 1862

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The sky, a perfect empty canvas, offers clouds nonetheless. They shift and drift and beg interpretation… such is the nature of art. – Jeb Dickerson, jebdickerson.com

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The sky and the strong wind have moved the spirit inside me till I am carried away trembling with joy. – Uvavnuk

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