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John Ruskin

John Ruskin

Born 8 February 1819 · Died 20 January 1900

English writer and art critic

Quotes

  • “There is really no such thing as bad weather, only different kinds of good weather.”
    Chapter IV
  • “The greatest thing a human soul ever does in this world is to see something, and tell what it saw in a plain way. Hundreds of people can talk for one who can think, but thousands can think for one who can see.”
    Modern Painters, Part IV
  • “I have always found that the less we speak of our intentions, the more chance there is of our realizing them.”
    The Ethics of the Dust
  • “For certainly it is excellent discipline for an author to feel that he must say all he has to say in the fewest possible words, or his reader is sure to skip them; and in the plainest possible words, or his reader will certainly misunderstand them.”
    A Joy for Ever
  • “When we build, let us think that we build for ever.”
    The Seven Lamps of Architecture, Chapter VI

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Books by John Ruskin in order

Books by John Ruskin in the order they were published, from The King of the Golden River (1839) to Traffic (2015).

  1. 1The King of the Golden RiverThe King of the Golden River1839
  2. 2Modern PaintersModern Painters1843
  3. 3Lectures on Architecture and PaintingLectures on Architecture and Painting1845
  4. 4Pre-RaphaelitismPre-Raphaelitism1851
  5. 5The Stones of VeniceThe Stones of Venice1851
  6. 6The Seven Lamps of ArchitectureThe Seven Lamps of Architecture1852
  7. 7Unto This LastUnto This Last1860
  8. 8The Elements of DrawingThe Elements of Drawing1863
  9. 9The Ethics of the DustThe Ethics of the Dust1865
  10. 10Queen of the AirQueen of the Air1869
  11. 11Lectures on ArtLectures on Art1870
  12. 12Sesame and LilliesSesame and Lillies1870
  13. 13Fors ClavigeraFors Clavigera1871
  14. 14The Poetry of Architecture, or, The Architecture of the NatiThe Poetry of Architecture, or, The Architecture of the Nations of Europe Considered in Its Association with Natural Scenery and National Character1873
  15. 15Mornings in FlorenceMornings in Florence1875
  16. 16PraeteritaPraeterita1885
  17. 17The Crown of Wild OliveThe Crown of Wild Olive1889
  18. 18ProserpinaProserpina1897
  19. 19The Harbours of EnglandThe Harbours of England1904
  20. 20Genius of John RuskinGenius of John Ruskin1963
  21. 21Ruskin TodayRuskin Today1964
  22. 22On Art and LifeOn Art and Life1967
  23. 23Unto This Last, and Other WritingsUnto This Last, and Other Writings1985
  24. 24TrafficTraffic2015

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