Quote by: John Ruskin

To be taught to read—what is the use of that, if you know not whether what you read is false or true? To be taught to write or to speak—but what is the use of speaking, if you have nothing to say? To be taught to think—nay, what is the use of being able to think, if you have nothing to think of? But to be taught to see is to gain word and thought at once, and both true.


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Author Bio


  • NameJohn Ruskin
  • DescriptionEnglish writer and art critic
  • AliasesKata Phusin
  • BornFebruary 8, 1819
  • DiedJanuary 20, 1900
  • CountryUnited Kingdom
  • ProfessionWriter; Art Critic; Art Historian; Philosopher; Painter
  • WorksModern Painters; The Seven Lamps Of Architecture; The Stones Of Venice; Unto This Last; Fors Clavigera