John Ruskin (1819-02-081900-01-20) was an English author, poet and artist, most famous for his work as art critic and social critic.

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Time is scytheless and toothless; it is we who gnaw like the worm — we who smite like the scythe. What we think, or what we know, or what we believe is, in the end, of little consequence. The only consequence is what we do. When we are interested in the beauty of a thing, the oftener we can see it the better... My entire delight was in observing without being myself noticed,— if I could have been invisible, all the better. ... this was the essential love of Nature in me, this the root of all that I have usefully become, and the light of all that I have rightly learned.

The Seven Lamps of Architecture (1849)

When we build, let us think that we build for ever.

The Stones of Venice (1853)

Remember that the most beautiful things in the world are the most useless: peacocks and lilies, for instance. We blanch cotton, and strengthen steel, and refine sugar, and shape pottery; but to brighten, to strengthen, to refine, or to form a single living spirit, never enters into our estimate of advantages.

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La plus grande recompense de nos efforts n'est pas ce qu'ils nous rapportent, mais ce qu'ils nous permettent de devenir.

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Q. Could you guys explain this quote to me in more depth. "architecture is the work of nations" - John Ruskin I want to use it for my essay, but I don't know how to explain it besides the obvious (that it international) Thanks!
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A. I think that nations have a great influence in architecture because nations want the best buildings and they want to impress other nations and intimidate them as well
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