An architect should live as little in cities as a painter. Send him to our hills, and let him study there what nature understands by a buttress, and what by a dome.

Quote by John Ruskin

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He that would be angry and sin not, must not be angry with anything but...

He that would be angry and sin not, must not be angry with anything but...

What we think, or what we know, or what we believe is, in the end,...

What we think, or what we know, or what we believe is, in the end,...

Skill is the unified force of experience, intellect and passion in their operation.

Skill is the unified force of experience, intellect and passion in their operation.

The imagination is never governed, it is always the ruling and divine power

The imagination is never governed, it is always the ruling and divine power

Architecture is the work of nations

Architecture is the work of nations

Man's only true happiness is to live in hope of something to be won by...

Man's only true happiness is to live in hope of something to be won by...

He is the greatest artist who has embodied, in the sum of his works, the...

He is the greatest artist who has embodied, in the sum of his works, the...

No lying knight or lying priest ever prospered in any age, but especially not in...

No lying knight or lying priest ever prospered in any age, but especially not in...

To know anything well involves a profound sensation of ignorance.

To know anything well involves a profound sensation of ignorance.

Doing is the great thing, for if people resolutely do what is right, they come...

Doing is the great thing, for if people resolutely do what is right, they come...

Every increased possession loads us with a new weariness.

Every increased possession loads us with a new weariness.

There are no such things as Flowers there are only gladdened Leaves.

There are no such things as Flowers there are only gladdened Leaves.

A book worth reading is worth buying.

A book worth reading is worth buying.

Summer is delicious. rain is refreshing, wind braces up, snow is exhilarating; there is no...

Summer is delicious. rain is refreshing, wind braces up, snow is exhilarating; there is no...

Men cannot not live by exchanging articles, but producing them. They live by work not...

Men cannot not live by exchanging articles, but producing them. They live by work not...

The first condition of education is being able to put someone to wholesome and meaningful...

The first condition of education is being able to put someone to wholesome and meaningful...

The best work never was and never will be done for money.

The best work never was and never will be done for money.

They are the weakest-minded and the hardest-hearted men that most love change.

They are the weakest-minded and the hardest-hearted men that most love change.

Never exaggerate your faults. Your friends will attend to that.

Never exaggerate your faults. Your friends will attend to that.

luv he dat lovz u...coz u dont know wer d breeze of luv can take...

luv he dat lovz u...coz u dont know wer d breeze of luv can take...