The greatness of little things Those who cannot feel the littleness of great things in themselves are apt to overlook the greatness of little things in others. Okakura Kakuzō, The Book of Tea greatnesswisdom
The doctrine of salvation by bricks When we try to justify good shelter instead on the pretentious grounds that it will work social or family miracles we fool ourselves. Reinhold Niebuhr has called this particular self-deception, “The doctrine of salvation by bricks.” Jane Jacobs, The Death and Life of Great American Cities When our forces are resolvedThe doctrine of salvation by blocks euphonyarchitecture