architecture is the art which so disposes and adorns the edifices raised by man, for whatsoever uses, that the sight of them may contribute to his mental health, power, and pleasure
The Seven Lamps of Architecture - Página 7 http://books.google.com/books?id=yxscPx9aLM8C&pg=PA7, de John Ruskin - Publicado por Wiley, 1865 - 186 páginas
John Ruskin: Homem
Explore frases interessantes em homem.“Acho que a primeira prova da grandeza de um homem é a sua humildade.”
I believe the first test of a truly great man is his humility
The True and the Beautiful in Nature, Art, Morals, and Religion - Página 338 http://books.google.com/books?id=zz5LAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA338, de John Ruskin, L. C. Tuthill - Publicado por John Wiley & Son, 1867 - 452 páginas
Variante: A maior recompensa para o trabalho do homem não é o que se ganha, mas o que ele nos torna.
In health of mind and body, men should see with their own eyes, hear and speak without trumpets, walk on their feet, not on wheels, and work and war with their arms, not with engine-beams
The Works of John Ruskin: Praeterita. 1886-87 - Volume 22 - Página 367, John Ruskin - Allen,1887