What Does John Ruskin Mean

Of all of the quotes that I could have chosen to prove and explain time and time again, I chose the wise words of John Ruskin. “He who has truth at his heart need never fear the want of persuasion on his tongue,” comes from the famous art patron, watercolorist, and prominent social thinker that is John Ruskin. His quote can be explained in simpler ways, shown in and linked to The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, and evaluated with generalizations about truth.

John Ruskin, philanthropist and art critic, once said that,” He who has truth at his heart need never fear the want of persuasion on his tongue.” What I think Ruskin means by this is that if you always tell the truth you never need to lie. You also shouldn’t need to persuade someone to believe your two cents of the story. John Ruskin, being a philanthropist would want to better someone’s life and by giving the advice to always stay true would strengthen relationships or trust. If you have two different stories to how to vase in the living room broke, no one knows who or what to believe. Then you have to admit to your falsity and suffer a more harmful consequence. This goes for anyone of any age. If we were to always have

truth at our heart we wouldn’t have to live a life of fear, waiting for the next lie to be told.
Quotes are often related to books and this quote can be related to The Adventures of Tom Sawyer in multiple different occasions.

See, throughout the entire book Tom lies to either Aunt Polly or his Bible school teacher. When Tom had returned from playing hooky and swimming in the beginning of the book, Aunt Polly had asked about what he had done so far that day. She did not notice that the button on his collar was sewed on with a different thread color than before. Sid, however, noticed right away. If Aunt Polly hadn’t put her trust in the fact that Sid was correct, Tom would have had to of come up with an explanation that wouldn’t get him in trouble as to why his button was sewed with a different thread. Mr. Sawyer would have been greatly benefited by John Ruskin’s wise

words.
The quote, ” He who has truth at his heart need never fear the want of persuasion on his tongue,” by John Ruskin is shown to be very true. It can be proven through many of the generalizations of truth. One statement about truth that can be found true 98% of the time would be that truth is based upon provable facts or events. When someone has falsity at heart instead of truth, they always have to be ready to lie. When they lie, their so-called “truth” cannot be proven by facts or events. The truth about the moon landing is proven by actual samples of moon dust and other artifacts that had made it to the moon. Another generalization that could be used to prove how true or applicable Ruskin’s quote is would be that people’s perceptions of truth can be manipulated for positive and negative purposes. This says to John’s quote that if Tom Sawyer and his wavering heart wanted to make Aunt Polly believe that Sid was the one who broke the jar, he could with positive consequences. He would also have truth at his heart because Sid was the one who broke it. If Sid were to say it was Tom, she would feel the want for persuasion and lying and no longer have truth on her heart. She would also be faced with negative consequences. Truth is the better alternative towards lying.
In conclusion, John Ruskin’s quote about truth is very valid. It is proven with generalizations, it can be exampled in The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, and is easily explained with everyday facts. John Ruskin was a man of many words and was also a man of true words.