John Ruskin on A Calendar of Wisdom
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“You cannot do anything wonderful driven by competition; you cannot do anything noble from pride.”
“False shame ... is even worse than false pride. Pride can support evil, but false shame stops goodness.”
“You [may] not sell your talent, your genius; as soon as you do, you are a prostitute. You [may] sell your work, but not your soul.”
“Beware of those who want to convince you that it is impossible to strive for good just because it is impossible to reach perfection.”
“One of the major obstacles impeding any positive future change in our lives is that we are too busy with our current work or activity.”
“Science fulfills its purpose, not when it explains the reasons for the dark spots on the sun, but when it understands and explains the laws of our own life, and the consequences of violating these laws.”