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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The principle of all successful effort is to try to do not what is absolutely the best, but what is easily within our power, and suited for our temperament and condition. – John Ruskin

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The first test of a truly great man is his humility. By humility I dont mean doubt of his powers or hesitation in speaking his opinion, but merely an understanding of the relationship of what he can say and what he can do. – John Ruskin

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Men were not intended to work with the accuracy of tools, to be precise and perfect in all their actions. – John Ruskin

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A sky as pure as water bathed the stars and brought them out. – Antoine de Saint-Exupery

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It was very dark; but in the murky sky there were masses of cloud which shone with a lurid light, like monstrous heaps of copper that had been heated in a furnace, and were growing cold. – Charles Dickens, Martin Chuzzlewit, Chapter XLII

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And now it has risen above the massive and lofty tree, and throws its pleasant shadow down upon the earth—pleasant shadow that paces along the meadows, leaving behind a greater brilliancy on tree, and grass, and hedge, and flower than what, for a moment, it had eclipsed. – William Smith, Gravenhurst, or Thoughts on Good and Evil, 1862

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We shall find peace. We shall hear angels, we shall see the sky sparkling with diamonds. – Anton Chekhov

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For every man there comes that special moment when he is physically tapped on the shoulder and offered the chance to do a very special thing – unique to him and fitted to his talents.
What a tragedy if that moment finds him unprepared or unqualified for the work which would be his finest hour. – Anon.

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I am an old man and have known a great many troubles, but most of them never happened. – Mark Twain

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If you are too busy to laugh, you are too busy. – Proverb

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