The Stones of Venice, ch. 2 "The Virtues of Architecture," sec. 17 (1851) - Ruskin, John | WIST Quotations
Remember that the most beautiful things in the world are the most useless; peacocks and lilies for instance; at least I suppose this quill I hold in my hand writes better than a peacock's would, and the peasants of Vevay, whose fields in spring time are as white with lilies…
