Quotes & anectdotes from the wise, the foolish, the courageous & the drunk

Luis Barragan Architect

  • Gender: Male
  • Citizenship: Mexico
  • Born: Mar 9, 1902
  • Died: Nov 22, 1988

Luis Ramiro Barragán Morfín was a Mexican architect. He studied as an engineer in his home town, while undertaking the entirety of additional coursework to obtain the title of architect.

Beauty is the oracle that speaks to us all. beauty

A garden must combine the poetic and he mysterious with a feeling of serenity and joy. gardening

I don't divide architecture, landscape and gardening to me they are one. architecture & gardening

Life deprived of beauty is not worthy of being called human. beauty

My house is my refuge, an emotional piece of architecture, not a cold piece of convenience. architecture

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There is no language like the Irish for soothing and quieting. 3 more wisdom & wit from John Millington Synge

3 more wisdom & wit from John Millington Synge

Being Irish, he had an abiding sense of tragedy, which sustained him through temporary periods of joy. 28 views from William Butler Yeats

28 views from William Butler Yeats

Geographically, Ireland is a medium-sized rural island that is slowly but steadily being consumed by sheep. 27 quotes from Dave Barry

27 quotes from Dave Barry

We have always found the Irish a bit odd. They refuse to be English. 74 other sayings from Winston Churchill

74 other sayings from Winston Churchill