Quote by John Ruskin
Men were not intended to work with the accuracy of tools, to be pr

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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It is impossible, as impossible as to raise the dead, to restore anything that has ever been great or beautiful in architecture. That which I have insisted upon as the life of the whole, that spirit which is given only by the hand and eye of the workman, can never be recalled. – John Ruskin

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architecture
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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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Believe that with your feelings and your work you are taking part in the greatest the more strongly you cultivate this belief, the more will reality and the world go forth from it. – Rainer Maria Rilke

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All the real work is done in the rehearsal period. – Donald Pleasence

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The last thing one discovers in composing a work is what to put first. – T. S. Eliot

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It sometimes makes people feel better about themselves, you know, to put other people down, or make fun of them, or maybe make mockery of their work and that doesnt make me feel good at all. – Lady Gaga

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Martyrdom has always been a proof of the intensity, never of the correctness of a belief. – Arthur Schnitzler

A fly may sting a stately horse and make him wince; but one is but an insect, and the other is a horse still. – Samuel Johnson

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