"The sky is the part of creation in which nature has done for the sake of pleasing man." ― John Ruskin Topic(s): Nature More From John Ruskin "To see clearly is poetry, prophecy and religion all in one." "Skill is the unified force of experience, intellect and passion in their operation." "Man’s only true happiness is to live in hope of something to be won by him. Reverence something to be worshipped by him, and love something to be cherished by him, forever." More In Nature "The Amen of nature is always a flower."― Oliver Wendell Holmes "We cannot remember too often that when we observe nature, and especially the ordering of nature, it is always ourselves alone we are observing."― Georg C. Lichtenberg "A desire to resist oppression is implanted in the nature of man."― Tacitus