 Therefore, literally, it is no man's business whether he has genius or not : work he must, whatever he is, but quietly and steadily; and the natural and unforced results of such work will be always the things that God meant him to do, and will be his...  The Complete Works of John Ruskin - Pagina 155di John Ruskin - 1885Visualizzazione completa - Informazioni su questo libro
 | New Church gen. confer - 616 pagine
...arid ready means of moulding them into shape. As Mr. Ruskin, in one of his excellent lectures, says, "It is no man's business whether he has genius or...the natural and unforced results of such work will always be the thing God meant him to do, and will be his best. No agonies or heartrendings will enable... | |
 | 1856 - 516 pagine
...it will always be distinguished by its perpetual, steady, well-directed, happy, and faithful labour, in accumulating and disciplining its powers, as well...things that God meant him to do, and will be his best. . . . If he be a great man, they will be great things ; if a small man, small things ; but always,... | |
 | Richard Holt Hutton, Walter Bagehot - 1856 - 512 pagine
...will always be distinguished by its perpetual, steady, well-directed, happy, and faithful labour,'in accumulating and disciplining its powers, as well...things that God meant him to do, and will be his best. . . . If Jie be a great man, they will be great things; if a small man, small things; but always, if... | |
 | Richard Holt Hutton, Walter Bagehot - 1856 - 512 pagine
...incommunicable facility in exercising them. Therefore, literally, it is no man's business whether he has genms or not; work he must, whatever he is, but quietly...things that God meant him to do, and will be his best. . . . If he be a great man, they will be great things; if a small man, small things; but always, if... | |
 | John Ruskin - 1865 - 302 pagine
...himself, that he is very apt to ascribe all his capacity to his work, and to tell those who ask how ho came to be what he is : " If I am anything, which...natural and unforced results of such work will be al' i, r ways the things that God meant him to do, and will bo his best. No agonies nor heart-rciulings... | |
 | 1870 - 956 pagine
...it is not worth executing.—Nortlicote. WORK.—In one of his excellent lectures, Ruskin says : " It is no man's business whether he has genius or not;...the natural and unforced results of such work will always be the thing God meant him to do, and will be his best. No agonies or hcartrendings will enable... | |
 | William Mathews - 1874 - 386 pagine
...sun-starings will make it one ; therefore as an able writer, himself a man of brilliant genius, has said, " It is no man's business whether he has genius or not...things that God meant him to do, and will be his best. Xo agonies, nor heart-rendings, will enable him to do any better ! If he be a great, man, they will... | |
 | D. S. Gregory - 1875 - 364 pagine
...directed, to make of himself a noble man and prepare him for a noble mission. John Kuskin has well said : " It is no man's business whether he has genius or not...things that God meant him to do, and will be his best." Great Talents not Essential to Success. — It is moreover an error, as great as it is common, to suppose... | |
 | 1875 - 734 pagine
...purring ; but accidentally tread on the tail, and all memory of former kindness is obliterated. :o. It is no man's business whether he has genius or not....he must, whatever he is; but quietly and steadily. The natural result of such work will be always the thing God meant him to do, and will be his best.... | |
 | 1875 - 738 pagine
...purring ; but accidentally tread on the tail, and all memory of former kindness is obliterated. 10. It is no man's business whether he has genius or not....he must, whatever he is; but quietly and steadily. The natural result of such work will be always the thing God meant him to do, and will be his best.... | |
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