John Ruskin (1819–1900) English writer and art critic
Also misattributed to John Steinbeck.
Source: The Works of John Ruskin: The stones of Venice, v. 1-3
“You were made for enjoyment, and the world was filled with things which you will enjoy, unless you are too proud to be pleased with them, or too grasping to care for what you cannot turn to other account than mere delight. Remember that the most beautiful things in the world are the most useless: peacocks and lilies, for instance.”
— John Ruskin, book The Stones of Venice
Volume I, chapter II, section 17
The Stones of Venice (1853)
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John Ruskin book The Stones of Venice
Volume I, chapter II, section 17.
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Variant: Remember that the most beautiful things in the world are the most useless.
Context: You were made for enjoyment, and the world was filled with things which you will enjoy, unless you are too proud to be pleased with them, or too grasping to care for what you cannot turn to other account than mere delight. Remember that the most beautiful things in the world are the most useless: peacocks and lilies, for instance.
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