“Man's only true happiness is to live in Hope of something to be…” John Ruskin

Man's only true happiness is to live in Hope of something to be won by him, in Reverence of something to be worshipped by him, and in Love of something to be cherished by him, and cherished--for ever.

In today’s wordsA person's only true happiness is to live in hope of something to win, in reverence for something to worship, and in love for something to cherish forever.

John RuskinCommonly attributed

Source: From the book Quoted in Dictionary of Quotations from Ancient and Modern, English and Foreign Sources, compiled by James Wood, 1893

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