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John Ruskin Quotes: When a man is wrapped up in himself he makes a pretty small package.
         

When a man is wrapped up in himself he makes a pretty small package.


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Remember that the most beautiful things in the world are the most useless; peacocks and lilies for instance.

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There is no such thing as bad weather, only different kinds of good weather.



When love and skill work together, expect a masterpiece.

When love and skill work together, expect a masterpiece.



Blue color is everlastingly appointed by the deity to be a source of delight.

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