John Ruskin Quotes

To yield reverence to another, to hold ourselves and our lives at his disposal, is not slavery; often, it is the noblest state in which a man can live in this world.

John Ruskin

• Man
• Slavery
• Reverence

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  • Slavery
  • Reverence