Quotes and anectdotes from the wise to the foolish, and the courageous to the drunk

Stephen Gardiner Religious Leader

  • Gender: Male
  • Citizenship: England
  • Born: Jan 1, 1497
  • Died: Nov 12, 1555

Stephen Gardiner was an English Roman Catholic bishop and politician during the English Reformation period who served as Lord Chancellor during the reign of Queen Mary I of England.

The interior of the house personifies the private world the exterior of it is part of the outside world. architecture

Good buildings come from good people, ad all problems are solved by good design. design

The garden, by design, is concerned with both the interior and the land beyond the garden. design & gardening

The English light is so very subtle, so very soft and misty, that the architecture responded with great delicacy of detail. architecture

The greater the step forward in knowledge, the greater is the one taken backward in search of wisdom. knowledge & wisdom

Stonehenge was built possibly by the Minoans. It presents one of man's first attempts to order his view of the outside world. history

What people want, above all, is order. architecture

The Egyptian contribution to architecture was more concerned with remembering the dead than the living. architecture

Georgian architecture respected the scale of both the individual and the community. architecture

Of all the lessons most relevant to architecture today, Japanese flexibility is the greatest. architecture

Victorian architecture in the United States was copied straight from England. architecture

Land is the secure ground of home, the sea is like life, the outside, the unknown. home

The logic of Palladian architecture presented an aesthetic formula which could be applied universally. architecture

Thanksgiving November 28, 2024

The thankful receiver bears a plentiful harvest. 32 other quotes from William Blake

32 other quotes from William Blake

Drink and be thankful to the host! What seems insignificant when you have it, is important when you need it. 6 other quotes from Franz Grillparzer

6 other quotes from Franz Grillparzer

For what I have received may the Lord make me truly thankful. And more truly for what I have not received. 2 other sayings from Storm Jameson

2 other sayings from Storm Jameson

To give thanks in solitude is enough. Thanksgiving has wings and goes where it must go. Your prayer knows much more about it than you do. 73 more quotes from Victor Hugo

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