Quotes by Ornaments I have emerged victorious from my thirty years of struggle. I have freed mankind from superfluous ornament. Adolf Loos ornaments struggle years I believe that organized religion is an ornament to the truth, and that aesthetics are part of its power. Andrew Solomon aesthetics ornaments believe Sentiment is a disgrace, instead of an ornament, unless it lead us to good actions. Ann Radcliffe sentiments ornaments action One of the things I've always loved about New York is there is so much precedent for ornament on industrial buildings. Annabelle Selldorf ornaments building new-york A right mind and generous affection hath more beauty and charms than all other symmetries in the world besides; and a grain of honesty and native worth is of more value than all the adventitious ornaments, estates, or preferments; for the sake of which some of the better sort so oft turn knaves. Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury ornaments honesty mind Bashfulness is an ornament to youth, but a reproach to old age. Aristotle ornaments philosophical age Greatness of Soul seems therefore to be as it were a crowning ornament of the virtues; it enhances their greatness, and it cannot exist without them. Hence it is hard to be truly great-souled, for greatness of soul is impossible without moral nobility. Aristotle ornaments greatness soul Shame is an ornament to the young; a disgrace to the old. Aristotle ornaments shame young A fine thought in fine language is a most precious jewel, and should not be hid away, but be exposed for use and ornament. Arthur Conan Doyle ornaments use jewels By the word simplicity, is not always meant folly or ignorance; but often, pure and upright Nature, free from artifice, craft or deceitful ornament. Benjamin Franklin ornaments simplicity ignorance Moral excellence is an ornament for personal beauty; righteous conduct, for high birth; success for learning; and proper spending for wealth. Chanakya ornaments excellence wisdom Modesty is the richest ornament of a woman ... the want of it is her greatest deformity. Charles Caleb Colton ornaments women want In 1979, postmodernism lost its understanding of the meaning of ornament. It degenerated into kitsch applique. Charles Jencks kitsch ornaments understanding He might have proved a useful adjunct, if not an ornament to society. Charles Lamb ornaments society might Christmas is a box of tree ornaments that have become part of the family. Charles M. Schulz ornaments christmas tree Education is an ornament for the prosperous, a refuge for the unfortunate. Democritus ornaments unfortunate education The ornament of beauty, Shakespeare wrote, is suspect. And he was right. But beauty itself, unadorned and unaffected, is sacred, I think, worthy of our awe and our loyalty. Dennis Lehane ornaments loyalty thinking Jewelry and profuse ornaments are unmistakable evidences of vulgarity. Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton evidence jewelry ornaments Anyone may have diamonds: an heirloom is an ornament of quite a different kind. Elizabeth Aston ornaments different may ... artists were intended to be an ornament to society. As a society in themselves they are unthinkable. Elizabeth Bowen unthinkable ornaments artist 123456»