John Ruskin

You were made for enjoyment, and the world was filled with things
which you will enjoy, unless you are read more

You were made for enjoyment, and the world was filled with things
which you will enjoy, unless you are too proud to be pleased by
them, or too grasping to care for what you cannot turn to other
account than mere delight.

When you've walked up the Rue la Paix at Paris,
Been to the Louvre and the Tuileries,
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When you've walked up the Rue la Paix at Paris,
Been to the Louvre and the Tuileries,
And to Versailles, although to go so far is
A thing not quite consistent with your ease,
And--but the mass of objects quite a bar is
To my describing what the traveller sees.
You who have ever been to Paris, know;
And you who have not been to Paris--go!

A little thought and a little kindness are often worth more than a great deal of money.

A little thought and a little kindness are often worth more than a great deal of money.

To live is nothing, unless to live be to know Him by whom we live.

To live is nothing, unless to live be to know Him by whom we live.

Nothing is ever done beautifully which is done in rivalship: or nobly, which is done in pride.

Nothing is ever done beautifully which is done in rivalship: or nobly, which is done in pride.