Quote by John Ruskin
We require from buildings two kinds of goodness: first, the doing

We require from buildings two kinds of goodness: first, the doing their practical duty well: then that they be graceful and pleasing in doing it. – John Ruskin

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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

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The child who desires education will be bettered by it the child who dislikes it disgraced. – John Ruskin

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