John Ruskin Quotes

We have much studied and much perfected, of late, the great civilized invention of the division of labour; only we give it a false name. It is not, truly speaking, the labour that is divided; but the men.

John Ruskin

• Labour
• Speaking
• Studied
• False Name

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• Sometimes art is ahead of revolution.

  

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• Most Australians who've got an ear can do an American accent because we grow up listening to them on television and in movies.

  

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• America is a world leader, but we should not be its policeman or ATM.

  

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• Cooking is for chefs. Science informs us and lets us cook while knowing what we are doing, but it is not a replacement for the skills of a chef.

  

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• I was baptized alongside my mother when I was 8 years old. Since then I have tried to walk a Christian life. And now that I'm getting older I realize that I'm walking even closer with my God.

  

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• With some people there is such a thing as the habit of betrayal.

  

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• But Nightshirts aren't dangerous," Pippi assured her. "They don't bite anybody except in self defense.

  

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• A system is a network of interdependent components that work together to try to accomplish the aim of the system. A system must have an aim. Without the aim, there is no system.

  

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• J-Hope always tries to cheer us up, and I'm so grateful. Actually, I like to call him a new leader for the group.

  

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• I don't know about you, but when they first introduced bottled water, I thought it was so funny, I was like "Bottled water! Haha, they're selling bottled water! ... I guess I'll try it. Ah, this is good, this is more watery than water. Yeah, this has got a water kick to it."

  

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• Historical awareness is a kind of resurrection.

  

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• I pity Americans for their very bad fruits. Your 'mango' is cucumber. The only thing I really miss about Egypt is mangoes.

  

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• I'm proposing a change: love thy worker-bee. Celebrate the ones who toil without complaint, play on a team, construct the hive, produce the honey... executing the plan!

  

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• The imperial province should have a university, the prefectures should have colleges, and the counties should have day schools.

  

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• Anybody who thinks pop music's easy should try to make a pop single and find out that it isn't.

  

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• Labour may be a burden and a chastisement, but it is also an honour and a glory. Without it, nothing can be accomplished.

  

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• We have much studied and much perfected, of late, the great civilized invention of the division of labour; only we give it a false name. It is not, truly speaking, the labour that is divided; but the men.

  

  John Ruskin
  • Labour
  • Speaking
  • Studied