John Ruskin Quotes

Perhaps propriety is as near a word as any to denote the manners of the gentleman; elegance is necessary to the fine gentleman; dignity is proper to noblemen; and majesty to kings.

Vulgarity is innocent; urbanity is not.

Physical bravery is an animal instinct; moral bravery is much higher and truer courage.

Glorious shall be the battle when the time comes to fight for our people and our race.

Real nobility is based on scorn, courage, and profound indifference.

Valor grows by daring, fear by holding back.

True nobility is exempt from fear.

There is nothing more unbecoming a man of quality than to laugh ... 'tis such a vulgar expression of the passion!

Strength of numbers is the delight of the timid. The Valiant in spirit glory in fighting alone.

Cowardice in a race, as in an individual, is the unpardonable sin.

If it is true that cowardice is the most grave vice, then the dog, at least, is not guilty of it.

A moral coward is one who is afraid to do what he thinks is right because others will disapprove or laugh. Remember that all men have their fears, but those who face their fears with dignity have courage as well.

The shortest route to courage is absolute ignorance.

Cowardice is the greatest sin.

You gain nothing by becoming cowards.

Strange that cowards cannot see that their greatest safety lies in dauntless courage.

Legends were not only for the desperate. Legends were for the brave. (Soren)

An ounce of courage will go farther with women than a pound of timidity.

A gentleman makes no noise; a lady is serene.

Courage, the original definition of courage, when it first came into the English language -- it's from the Latin word "cor," meaning "heart" - and the original definition was to tell the story of who you are with your whole heart.

A real man will never let his fear of death overpower his honor, his sense of duty to his country, and his innate manhood.

You are a coward,' she said, and with that one word wrote a denunciation, a biography, and a prophecy.

The greatest braggarts are usually the biggest cowards.

There is nothing more majestic than the determined courage of individuals willing to suffer and sacrifice for their freedom and dignity.

Wherever valor true is found, true modesty will there abound.