Jerome K. Jerome vs. John Ruskin
Side-by-side comparison of two thinkers
Jerome K. Jerome
1859 – 1927
Jerome Klapka Jerome was an English writer and humorist, best known for the comic travelogue Three Men in a Boat (1889). Other works include the essay collections Idle Thoughts of an Idle Fellow (1886) and Second Thoughts of an Idle Fellow; Three Men on the Bummel, a sequel to Three Men in a Boat; and several other novels.
"Contented, unambitious people are all very well in their way. They form a neat, useful background for great portraits to be painted against, and they make a res…"
John Ruskin
1819 – 1900
John Ruskin (1819–1900) was an English art critic, social thinker, and philanthropist, known for influential works such as Modern Painters and The Stones of Venice and for his writings on art, architecture, and social reform.
"All of one's life is a music, if one touches the notes rightly and in time."
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