A Collection of Quotes

This blog is a collection of quotes on various subjects.

: Name: Daniel Foucachon; Location: Moscow, Idaho, United States

Hi! My name is Daniel Foucachon. I am American and French, and currently reside in Moscow, Idaho, with my wonderful wife Lydia. I am currently a Senior at New Saint Andrews College.

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Monday, March 02, 2009

All that Glitters Ought to be Gold

“I think gold was meant to be seldom seen, and to be admired as a precious thing; and I sometimes wish that truth should so far literally prevailed as that all should be gold that glittered, or rather that nothing should glitter that was not gold.

John Ruskin, The Seven Lamps of Architecture, 50.

Labels: architecture, civilization, JRR Tolkien, Middle Ages