“He who has the truth at his heart need never fear the want of persuasion on his tongue.”

— John Ruskin, The Stones of Venice (1853)

About John Ruskin

1819 – 1900

English art critic and social thinker.

“Life without industry is guilt, and industry without art is brutality.”

“God has lent us the earth for our life; it is a great entail.”

“Labour without joy is base. Labour without sorrow is base. Sorrow without labour is base. Joy without labour is base.”

“Gratitude looks to the past and love to the present; fear, avarice, lust, and ambition look ahead.”

“Go forth to meet the shadowy Future, without fear, and with a manly heart.”

“He knew she was there by the joy and fear that overwhelmed his heart.”

“Tell your heart that the fear of suffering is worse than the suffering itself.”

“Love is a thing full of anxious fears.”

“To fear love is to fear life, and those who fear life are already three parts dead.”