The child who desires education will be bettered by it the child who dislikes it disgraced. education
A little thought and a little kindness are often worth more than a great deal of money. greatness & money
It seems a fantastic paradox, but it is nevertheless a most important truth, that no architecture can be truly noble which is not imperfect. architecture & truth
No human being, however great, or powerful, was ever so free as a fish. greatness
He that would be angry and sin not, must not be angry with anything but sin. anger
When love and skill work together, expect a masterpiece. work
Men cannot not live by exchanging articles, but producing them. They live by work not trade. work
No art can be noble which is incapable of expressing thought, and no art is capable of expressing thought which does not change. art & change
The first condition of education is being able to put someone to wholesome and meaningful work. education & work
All great and beautiful work has come of first gazing without shrinking into the darkness. greatness & work
Modern education has devoted itself to the teaching of impudence, and then we complain that we can no longer control our mobs. education
To see clearly is poetry, prophecy and religion all in one. poetry & religion
No good is ever done to society by the pictorial representation of its diseases. society
How long most people would look at the best book before they would give the price of a large turbot for it? best
Doing is the great thing, for if people resolutely do what is right, they come in time to like doing it. greatness
A great thing can only be done by a great person and they do it without effort. greatness
I believe the first test of a truly great man is in his humility. greatness
No person who is not a great sculptor or painter can be an architect. If he is not a sculptor or painter, he can only be a builder. greatness
Fine art is that in which the hand, the head, and the heart of man go together. art
Music when healthy, is the teacher of perfect order, and when depraved, the teacher of perfect disorder. music & teacher
The strength and power of a country depends absolutely on the quantity of good men and women in it. men, power, strength & women
No architecture is so haughty as that which is simple. architecture
You may either win your peace or buy it: win it, by resistance to evil buy it, by compromise with evil. peace
It is in this power of saying everything, and yet saying nothing too plainly, that the perfection of art consists. art & power
Men were not intended to work with the accuracy of tools, to be precise and perfect in all their actions. work
There is no wealth but life. life
You might sooner get lightning out of incense smoke than true action or passion out of your modern English religion. religion
The work of science is to substitute facts for appearances, and demonstrations for impressions. science & work
Every great person is always being helped by everybody for their gift is to get good out of all things and all persons. greatness
All great art is the work of the whole living creature, body and soul, and chiefly of the soul. art, greatness & work
Some slaves are scoured to their work by whips, others by their restlessness and ambition. work
The greatest thing a human soul ever does in this world... to see clearly is poetry, prophecy and religion all in one. poetry & religion
Great nations write their autobiographies in three manuscripts - the book of their deeds, the book of their words and the book of their art. art & greatness
It is written on the arched sky it looks out from every star. It is the poetry of Nature it is that which uplifts the spirit within us. nature & poetry
All that we call ideal in Greek or any other art, because to us it is false and visionary, was, to the makers of it, true and existent. art
Education is the leading of human souls to what is best, and making what is best out of them. best & education
Skill is the unified force of experience, intellect and passion in their operation. experience
Give a little love to a child, and you get a great deal back. family, greatness & love
Endurance is nobler than strength, and patience than beauty. beauty, patience & strength
Art is not a study of positive reality, it is the seeking for ideal truth. art, positive & truth
The sky is the part of creation in which nature has done for the sake of pleasing man. nature
In general, pride is at the bottom of all great mistakes. greatness
To make your children capable of honesty is the beginning of education. education
Whether for life or death, do your own work well. death & work
Better the rudest work that tells a story or records a fact, than the richest without meaning. work