All great and beautiful work has come of first gazing without shrinkin… — Quoted

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“All great and beautiful work has come of first gazing without shrinking into the darkness.”

John Ruskin · Great

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John Ruskin

No art can be noble which is incapable of expressing thought, and no art is capable of expressing thought which does not change.

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John Ruskin

The first test of a truly great man is his humility. By humility I don't 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.

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John Ruskin

Skill is the unified force of experience, intellect and passion in their operation.

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John Ruskin

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

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