"Doing is the great thing, for if people resolutely do what is right, they come in time to like doing it."

Action
🎨 Studio 2.0

Create & Download Shareable Quote Image

Export typography-grade cards optimized for Instagram, Facebook, and TikTok stories.

Free instant export. No watermark required.

Insight & Reflection

When John Ruskin speaks about action, it invites us to pause and reflect on our own journey. How often do we consider the subtle impacts of action in our daily lives? This thought-provoking perspective challenges conventional wisdom and encourages a deeper understanding of ourselves.

About John Ruskin

John Ruskin was an English polymath – a writer, lecturer, art historian, art critic, draughtsman and philanthropist of the Victorian era. He wrote on subjects as varied as art, architecture, political economy, education, museology, geology, botany, ornithology, literature, history, and myth.

More quotes by John Ruskin →
Editorial Note: This quote is curated and fact-checked by the Quotes Archive Editorial Team. Verified Literature Specialist.

More by John Ruskin

More about Action

"I think it's brought the world a lot closer together, and will continue to do that. There are downsides to everything there are unintended consequences to everything. The most corrosive piece of technology that I've ever seen is called television - but then, again, television, at its best, is magnificent."

Read more →

"There are older men with younger women but you don't see a lot of older women with younger men. There are some women who have been able to do it but not often."

Read more →
View all Action quotes →