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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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As long as there are cold and nakedness in the land around you, so long can there be no question at all but that splendor of dress is a crime. – John Ruskin

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Clothing
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Art is not a study of positive reality, it is the seeking for ideal truth. – John Ruskin

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Art
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Great nations write their autobiographies in three manuscripts – the book of their deeds, the book of their words and the book of their art. – John Ruskin

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Art
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Other Quotes from
Sky & Clouds
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…gorgeous bright blue sky with some cloudacious beautiness on the fringe… – Terri Guillemets, “Out the Upper Window,” 2009

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Sky & Clouds

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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Sky & Clouds

A man’s heart changes as often as does the autumn sky. – Japanese Proverb

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Sky & Clouds

The moon is nothing but a circumambulating aphrodisiac divinely subsidized to provoke the world into a rising birth-rate. – Christopher Fry

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Sky & Clouds

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Men do weird things when they experience fear. Its like a fight-or-flight thing. – Rashida Jones

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Its a reality that in this business theres an expectation of being thin. But having a baby is a reality too, and its more important for me to make milk than to fit into those tiny pants. So thats just going to have to wait. – Emily Procter

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