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John Ruskin Quotes: The greatest efforts of the race have always been traceable to the love of praise as the greatest catastrophes to the love of pleasure.
         

The greatest efforts of the race have always been traceable to the love of praise as the greatest catastrophes to the love of pleasure.


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The greatest efforts of the race have always been traceable to the love of praise as the greatest catastrophes to the love of pleasure.
         



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