19th Century Post

...a mourning cover & miscellany collection

19th Century miscellany

Khalil Gibran (1883 - 1931)

Posted on May 13, 2011 at 11:24 AM






      "Art is a step from what is obvious and well-known toward what is arcane and concealed."

                                                   ~Khalil Gibran


 


John Ruskin (1819 - 1900)

Posted on April 14, 2011 at 9:02 AM

 






 "It seems a fantastic paradox, but it is nevertheless a most important truth, that no architecture can be truly noble which is not imperfect."     


                                                                                                     ~John Ruskin




Henry David Thoreau (1817 - 1862)

Posted on March 26, 2011 at 9:06 AM






"Any fool can make a rule,

and any fool will mind it."

                                         

                                                                              ~Henry David Thoreau


Nikola Tesla (1856 - 1943)

Posted on February 27, 2011 at 9:40 PM

 





    “One must be sane to think clearly, but one can think deeply and be quite insane.”


                                                               ~Nikola Tesla