"No architecture is so haughty as that which is simple."

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This reflection on architecture by John Ruskin resonates across generations. It highlights a fundamental truth about human nature: our continuous search for meaning in architecture is what ultimately defines our character and our path forward.

About John Ruskin

John Ruskin was an English polymath – a writer, lecturer, art historian, art critic, draughtsman and philanthropist of the Victorian era. He wrote on subjects as varied as art, architecture, political economy, education, museology, geology, botany, ornithology, literature, history, and myth.

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