Quote by John Ruskin
The art which we may call generally art of the wayside, as opposed

The art which we may call generally art of the wayside, as opposed to that which is the business of mens lives, is, in the best sense of the word, Grotesque. – John Ruskin

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How long most people would look at the best book before they would give the price of a large turbot for it? – John Ruskin

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You may either win your peace or buy it: win it, by resistance to evil buy it, by compromise with evil. – John Ruskin

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A great thing can only be done by a great person and they do it without effort. – John Ruskin

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Eloquence, n. The art of orally persuading fools that white is the color that it appears to be. It includes the gift of making any color appear white. – Ambrose Bierce

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Not everybody trusts paintings but people believe photographs. – Ansel Adams

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The art of being happy lies in the power of extracting happiness from common things. – Henry Ward Beecher

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We work in the dark – we do what we can – we give what we have. Our doubt is our passion and our passion is our task. The rest is the madness of art. – Henry James

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I do not want to speak about overpopulation or birth control, but I think education is the way to give new impetus to the poverty question. – Harri Holkeri

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Confidence comes from hours and days and weeks and years of constant work and dedication. – Roger Staubach

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