Remember that the most beautiful things in the world are the most useless; peacocks and… — John Ruskin

Remember that the most beautiful things in the world are the most useless; peacocks and lilies for instance.

1851
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Ruskin, John. "The Stones of Venice." The Works of John Ruskin, edited by Edward Tyas Cook and Alexander Wedderburn. Vol. 9, Cambridge University Press, 2010, ch. 2.
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Ruskin, John. The Stones of Venice. Vol. 1, London: Smith, Edler & Co., 1851, ch. 2.