“There is really no such thing as bad weather, only different kinds of good weather.”

— John Ruskin

The quote "There is really no such thing as bad weather, only different kinds of good weather." is famous quote attributed to John Ruskin (1819–1900), English writer and art critic.

Quoted by John Lubbock, 1st Baron Avebury, The Use of Life, chapter IV: "Recreation" (1894).

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English writer and art critic 1819–1900

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