“If the doors of perception were cleansed everything would appear to man as it is, infinite. For man has closed himself up, till he sees all things thru chinks of his cavern.” IfsMenWorldDoeUseEyeBeautifulSunDoorsThis WorldPerceptionAll ThingsInfiniteFilledPaintProportionBagsWornGrapesVinesMisersGuineaCavernsChinksDoors Of Perception Author:William Blake
“A work of art is not a matter of thinking beautiful thoughts or experiencing tender emotions , but of intelligence, skill, taste, proportion, knowledge, discipline and industry; especially discipline.” ThinkingArtMatterBeautifulEmotionIndustryDisciplineTasteSkillsArt IsProportionWorks Of ArtBeautiful Thoughts Book:The Essays, Articles and Reviews of Evelyn Waugh Source: The Essays, Articles and Reviews of Evelyn Waugh
“In the creation of a garden, the architect invites the partnership of the Kingdom of Nature. In a beautiful garden the majesty of nature is ever present, but it is nature reduced to human proportions and thus transformed into the most efficient haven against the aggressiveness of contemporary life.” HumansBeautifulBeautyHavensDesignCreationGardenKingdomsContemporaryProportionInvitesArchitectTransformedEfficientPartnershipMajestyAggressivenessContemporary Life Author:Luis Barragan
“Like other beautiful things in this world, its end (that of a shaft) is to be beautiful; and, in proportion to its beauty, it receives permission to be otherwise useless. We do not blame emeralds and rubies because we cannot make them into heads of hammers.” WorldEndsBeautifulBeautyThis WorldBlameUselessProportionPermissionBeautiful ThingsHammersRubiesEmeralds Book:The Stones of Venice -: The Sea Stories Source: The Stones of Venice -: The Sea Stories