Who said “Life without industry is guilt, and industry without art is brutality.”?

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John Ruskin. A published source records them saying or writing it.

SourceLectures on Art (1870), Lecture III

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Ruskin, J. (n.d.). Life without industry is guilt, and industry without art is brutality. [Quotation]. Famous Quotations Network. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/20604-life-without-industry-is-guilt-and-industry-without/

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Ruskin, John. “Life without industry is guilt, and industry without art is brutality.” Famous Quotations Network, https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/20604-life-without-industry-is-guilt-and-industry-without/. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.

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Ruskin, John. “Life without industry is guilt, and industry without art is brutality.” Famous Quotations Network. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/20604-life-without-industry-is-guilt-and-industry-without/.

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