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.
Original citation
Ruskin, John. The Stones of Venice. Vol. 1, London: Smith, Edler & Co., 1851, ch. 2.
