John Ruskin Quotes

Pleasure comes through toil, and not by self indulgence and indolence. When one gets to love work, his life is a happy one.

John Ruskin

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• Pleasure
• Self-Indulgence

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• Pleasure comes through toil, and not by self indulgence and indolence. When one gets to love work, his life is a happy one.

  

  John Ruskin
  • Love
  • Pleasure
  • Self-Indulgence