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5. I believe the original source is:

Reply to LuckyCharms (Original post)

Sun Mar 16, 2025, 10:43 PM

Mar 2025

That passage is from The Seven Lamps of Architecture (1849) by John Ruskin. It appears in the chapter The Lamp of Memory, where Ruskin emphasizes the importance of craftsmanship and building with a sense of permanence and reverence for the future.

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A quote from an old carpentry book. [View all] LuckyCharms Mar 2025 OP

Cool quote IbogaProject Mar 2025 #1

Nice! Thanks for sharing. CaptainTruth Mar 2025 #2

Much nicer than, "Measure twice, cut once." Bayard Mar 2025 #3

like. thanks AllaN01Bear Mar 2025 #4

I believe the original source is: usaf-vet Mar 2025 #5

Yes. I know when I read it I thought, "Ah, Ruskin" Hekate Mar 2025 #6

first building code onethatcares Mar 2025 #7

Holy knock me over quotes! Niagara Mar 2025 #8

This might be what Ruskin meant Submariner Mar 2025 #9