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Every duty we omit obscures some truth we should have known.
John Ruskin
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John Ruskin
Age: 80 †
Born: 1819
Born: February 8
Died: 1900
Died: January 20
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London
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No amount of pay ever made a good soldier, a good teacher, a good artist, or a good workman.
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In painting as in eloquence, the greater your strength, the quieter your manner.
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