Quote by John Ruskin
Some slaves are scoured to their work by whips, others by their re

Some slaves are scoured to their work by whips, others by their restlessness and ambition. – John Ruskin

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Modern education has devoted itself to the teaching of impudence, and then we complain that we can no longer control our mobs. – John Ruskin

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Education
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Summer is delicious, rain is refreshing, wind braces up, snow is exhilarating; there is no such thing as bad weather, only different kinds of good weather. – John Ruskin

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Weather
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To be able to ask a question clearly is two-thirds of the way to getting it answered. – John Ruskin

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Speaking
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Other Quotes from
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Seek the lofty by reading, hearing and seeing great work at some moment every day. – Thornton Wilder

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work

I suppose I have a really loose interpretation of work, because I think that just being alive is so much work at something you dont always want to do. The machinery is always going. Even when you sleep. – Andy Warhol

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work

At 35, Im definitely starting to feel more like a grown-up than I ever have. Theres nothing in my life that is childish or whimsical. Having fun is fantastic and I never want to lose a sense of that – and also, I think, you have to have that to put into your work or else its going to feel stiff. – Drew Barrymore

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work

Theres only one growth strategy: work hard. – William Hague

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work

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Becoming famous and selling a lot of records doesnt change a thing. – Macy Gray

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Naturally we are aware of the strength of our economy and naturally we dont want to downplay it. – Gerhard Schroder

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If I advocate cautious optimism it is not because I do not have faith in the future but because I do not want to encourage blind faith. – Aung San Suu Kyi

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The manic pursuit of success cost me everything I could love: my wife, my three children, some friends I would have liked to grow old with. – Sammy Davis, Jr.

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