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Bad men excuse their faults; good men abandon them

Bad men excuse their faults; good men abandon them

by John Ruskin Found in: Faults Quotes,
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Punishment is the last and the least effective instrument in the hands of the legislator for the prevention of crime.

Punishment is the last and the least effective instrument in the hands of the legislator for the prevention of crime.

by John Ruskin Found in: Punishment Quotes,
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You cannot hammer a girl into anything. She grows as a flower does, she will wither without sun; she will read more

You cannot hammer a girl into anything. She grows as a flower does, she will wither without sun; she will decay in her sheath as a narcissus will if you do not give her air enough; she might fall and defile her head in dust if you leave her without help at some moments in her life; but you cannot fetter her; she must take her own fair form and way if she take any.

by John Ruskin Found in: Growth Quotes,
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October's foliage yellows with his cold.

October's foliage yellows with his cold.

by John Ruskin Found in: October Quotes,
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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.

by John Ruskin Found in: Christianity Quotes,
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