John Ruskin : (4) " The first condition of education is being able to put someone to wholesome and meaningful work. " - John Ruskin " No person who is well bred, kind and modest is ever offensively plain; all real deformity means want for manners or of heart. " - John Ruskin " To know anything well involves a profound sensation of ignorance. " - John Ruskin " It seems a fantastic paradox, but it is nevertheless a most important truth, that no architecture can be truly noble which is not imperfect. " - John Ruskin