We require from buildings two kinds of goodness: first, the doing their practical duty well: then that they be graceful and pleasing in doing it.

Quote by John Ruskin

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Architecture is the work of nations

Architecture is the work of nations

Freedom is only granted us that obedience may be more perfect.

Freedom is only granted us that obedience may be more perfect.

The art which we may call generally art of the wayside, as opposed to that...

The art which we may call generally art of the wayside, as opposed to that...

It is not, truly speaking, the labor that is divided; but the men: divided into...

It is not, truly speaking, the labor that is divided; but the men: divided into...

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...

Great nations write their autobiographies in three manuscripts - the book of their deeds, the...

Great nations write their autobiographies in three manuscripts - the book of their deeds, the...

Sunshine is delicious, rain is refreshing, wind braces us up, snow is exhilarating; there is...

Sunshine is delicious, rain is refreshing, wind braces us up, snow is exhilarating; there is...

Education is the leading of human souls to what is best, and making what is...

Education is the leading of human souls to what is best, and making what is...

I believe the first test of a truly great man is in his humility.

I believe the first test of a truly great man is in his humility.

When a man is wrapped up in himself, he makes a pretty small package.

When a man is wrapped up in himself, he makes a pretty small package.

The first duty of a state is to see that every child born therein shall...

The first duty of a state is to see that every child born therein shall...

It is impossible, as impossible as to raise the dead, to restore anything that has...

It is impossible, as impossible as to raise the dead, to restore anything that has...

The essence of lying is in deception, not in words.

The essence of lying is in deception, not in words.

No good work whatever can be perfect, and the demand for perfection is always a...

No good work whatever can be perfect, and the demand for perfection is always a...

A little thought and a little kindness are often worth more than a great deal...

A little thought and a little kindness are often worth more than a great deal...

Whereas it has long been known and declared that the poor have no right to...

Whereas it has long been known and declared that the poor have no right to...

To see clearly is poetry, prophecy and religion all in one.

To see clearly is poetry, prophecy and religion all in one.

Of all the things that oppress me, this sense of the evil working of nature...

Of all the things that oppress me, this sense of the evil working of nature...

Evil is uncertain in the same degree as good, and for the reason that we...

Evil is uncertain in the same degree as good, and for the reason that we...

For good and evil, man is a free creative spirit. This produces the very queer...

For good and evil, man is a free creative spirit. This produces the very queer...