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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The work of science is to substitute facts for appearances, and demonstrations for impressions. – John Ruskin

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There is never vulgarity in a whole truth, however commonplace. It may be unimportant or painful. It cannot be vulgar. Vulgarity is only in concealment of truth, or in affectation. – John Ruskin

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Life is short, the art long. – Hippocrates

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