Andrew Jackson Downing Professions : Landscape architect Born : October 31, 1815 Died : July 28, 1852 Browse All Authors Top 6 quotes by Andrew Jackson Downing Fine fruit is the flower of commodities. It is the most perfect union of the useful and the beautiful that the earth knows. Trees full of soft foliage; blossoms fresh with spring bounty; and, finally, fruit, rich, bloom-dusted, melting, and luscious. Andrew Jackson Downing flower spring beautiful Plant spacious parks in your cities, and loose their gates as wide as the morning, to the whole people. Andrew Jackson Downing cities morning people Architecture, either practically considered or viewed as an art of taste, is a subject so important and comprehensive in itself, that volumes would be requisite to do it justice. Buildings of every description, from the humble cottage to the lofty temple, are objects of such constant recurrence in every habitable part of the globe, and are so strikingly indicative of the intelligence, character, and taste of the inhabitants, that they possess in themselves a great peculiar interest for the mind. Andrew Jackson Downing humble character art He who owns a wood of proper land in this country, and, in the face of all the personal riches of the day, only raises crabs and choke pears, deserves to lose the respect of all sensible men. Andrew Jackson Downing garden men country Man toils, and strives, and wastes his little life to claim-- At last the transient glory of a splendid name, And have, perchance, in marble mockery a bust, Poised on a pedestal, above his sleeping dust. Andrew Jackson Downing dust sleep men Fear not, too much, an open enemy; He is consistent--always at his post; But watchful be of him who holds the key Of your own heart, and flatters you the most. Andrew Jackson Downing keys heart enemy Similar Authors Beatrix Farrand landscape-architect Dan Kiley landscape-architect Costa Georgiadis landscape-architect Charles Jencks landscape-architect Frederick Law Olmsted landscape-architect Lawrence Halprin landscape-architect All Authors
