The Stones of Venice Quotes

“Therefore, to every spirit which Christianity summons to her service, her exhortation is: Do what you can, and confess frankly what you are unable to do; neither let your effort be shortened for fear of failure, nor your confession silenced for fear of shame.”
― John Ruskin, The stones of Venice / by John Ruskin ... ; with illustrations drawn by the author. 2. Volume 2 1853 [Leather Bound]

“It can be met only by a right understanding, on the part of all classes, of what kinds of labor are good for men, raising them, and making them happy; by a determined sacrifice of such convenience, or beauty, or cheapness as is to be got only by the degradation of the workman; and by equally determined demand for the products and results of healthy and ennobling labor.”
― John Ruskin, The stones of Venice / by John Ruskin ... ; with illustrations drawn by the author. 2. Volume 2 1853 [Leather Bound]