Some slaves are scoured to their work by whips, others by their restlessness and ambition. – John Ruskin
A great thing can only be done by a great person and they do it without effort. – John Ruskin

Some slaves are scoured to their work by whips, others by their restlessness and ambition. – John Ruskin
A great thing can only be done by a great person and they do it without effort. – John Ruskin
No lying knight or lying priest ever prospered in any age, but especially not in the dark ones. Men prospered then only in following an openly declared purpose, and preaching candidly beloved and trusted creeds. – John Ruskin
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
Ooh, its too embarrassing to share my innermost romantic secrets – although I have written Danielle the odd poem. If anything they are more comedic than romantic. They used to be well-received but that was before she started studying Shakespeare at drama college. Now I feel so inept. – Gary Lineker