Beauty deprived of its proper foils and adjuncts ceases to be enjoyed as beauty, just as light deprived of all shadows ceases to be enjoyed as light.

— John Ruskin

Cheerfulness is as natural to the heart of man in strong health as color to his cheek and wherever there is habitual gloom there must be either bad air unwholesome food improperly severe labor or erring habits of life.

— John Ruskin

Cookery means… English thoroughness, French art, and Arabian hospitality; it means the knowledge of all fruits and herbs and balms and spices; it means carefulness, inventiveness, and watchfulness.

— John Ruskin

Dream lofty dreams and as you dream so shall you become. Your vision is the promise of what you shall at last unveil.

— John Ruskin

Education does not mean teaching people what they do not know. It means teaching them to behave as they do not behave.

— John Ruskin

Education is the leading of human souls to what is best, and making what is best out of them.

— John Ruskin

Endurance is nobler than strength and patience than beauty.

— John Ruskin

Endurance is nobler than strength, and patience than beauty.

— John Ruskin

Every great person is always being helped by everybody for their gift is to get good out of all things and all persons.

— John Ruskin

Every increased possession loads us with new weariness.

— John Ruskin