All really great pictures exhibit the general habits of nature, manifested in some peculiar, rare, and beautiful way.
John RuskinThe repose necessary to all beauty is repose, not of inanition, nor of luxury, nor of irresolution, but the repose of magnificent energy and being; in action, the calmness of trust and determination; in rest, the consciousness of duty accomplished and of victory won; and this repose and this felicity can take place as well in the midst of trial and tempest, as beside the waters of comfort.
John RuskinSuccess by the laws of competition signifies a victory over others by obtaining the direction and profits of their work. This is the real source of all great riches.
John Ruskin