A man is known to his dog by the smell, to his tailor by the coat, to his friend by the smile; each of these know him, but how little or how much depends on the dignity of the intelligence. That which is truly and indeed characteristic of the man is known only to God.
John RuskinGreatness is not a teachable nor gainable thing, but the expression of the mind of a God-made great man.
John RuskinThe work of science is to substitute facts for appearances, and demonstrations for impressions.
John RuskinI have seen, and heard, much of Cockney impudence before now; but never expected to hear a coxcomb ask two hundred guineas for flinging a pot of paint in the public's face.
John Ruskin