--- title: "4 Mariana Griswold Van Rensselaer Quotes - Famous Writer (Handbook of English cathedrals)" description: "Mariana Alley Griswold Van Rensselaer, usually known as Mrs. Schuyler Van Rensselaer or M. G. Van Rensselaer, was an American author focusing on archite..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b016/author-mariana-griswold-van-rensselaer-63717.jpg" --- ![Portrait of Mariana Griswold Van Rensselaer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b016/author-mariana-griswold-van-rensselaer-63717.jpg) # Mariana Griswold Van Rensselaer (1851–1934) Writer United States **4** quotes in **29** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet Mariana Griswold Van Rensselaer was a writer from the United States, best known for *Handbook of English cathedrals*. ## Quick Facts About Mariana Griswold Van Rensselaer Born February 21, 1851 Died January 20, 1934 Nationality United States Profession Writer Notable works Handbook of English cathedrals Spouse Schuyler Van Rensselaer ## About Mariana Griswold Van Rensselaer Mariana Alley Griswold Van Rensselaer, usually known as Mrs. Schuyler Van Rensselaer or M. G. Van Rensselaer, was an American author focusing on architectural criticism. She wrote articles in American Art Review, Century Magazine, and Garden and Forest. ## Quotes by Mariana Griswold Van Rensselaer > [We must give ourselves more earnestly and intelligently and generously than we have to the happy duty of appreciation.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mariana-griswold-van-rensselaer/we-must-give-ourselves-more-earnestly-and-intelligently-and/) [Mariana Griswold Van Rensselaer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mariana-griswold-van-rensselaer/) [Appreciation](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/appreciation/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a45/mariana-griswold-van-rensselae_appreciation_we-must-give-ourselves-more-earnestly-an_622761.jpg) > [Let us shun self-analyzation, self-consciousness, morbidness, affectation, attitudinizing. Let us look ahead as little as possible, keeping our eyes on our brushes…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mariana-griswold-van-rensselaer/let-us-shun-self-analyzation-self-consciousness-morbidness/) [Mariana Griswold Van Rensselaer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mariana-griswold-van-rensselaer/) [Beauty](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/beauty/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0a5/mariana-griswold-van-rensselae_beauty_let-us-shun-self-analyzation-self-consci_1625784.jpg) > [Let us look ahead as little as possible, keeping our eyes on the world of beauty around us.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mariana-griswold-van-rensselaer/let-us-look-ahead-as-little-as-possible-keeping-our-eyes-on-the-world/) [Mariana Griswold Van Rensselaer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mariana-griswold-van-rensselaer/) [Beauty](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/beauty/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/210/mariana-griswold-van-rensselae_beauty_let-us-look-ahead-as-little-as-possible_1917303.jpg) > [Today the art of gardening is practised much more often than any other, in ignorant, impulsive ways, by people who never stop…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mariana-griswold-van-rensselaer/today-the-art-of-gardening-is-practised-much-more-often-than-any/) [Mariana Griswold Van Rensselaer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mariana-griswold-van-rensselaer/) [Art](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/art/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2e5/mariana-griswold-van-rensselae_art_today-the-art-of-gardening-is-practised_2551689.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mariana-griswold-van-rensselaer/#itemlist", "name": "Mariana Griswold Van Rensselaer Quotes", "numberOfItems": 4, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "We must give ourselves more earnestly and intelligently and generously than we have to the happy duty of appreciation.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Mariana Griswold Van Rensselaer" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mariana-griswold-van-rensselaer/we-must-give-ourselves-more-earnestly-and-intelligently-and/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a45/mariana-griswold-van-rensselae_appreciation_we-must-give-ourselves-more-earnestly-an_622761.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a45/mariana-griswold-van-rensselae_appreciation_we-must-give-ourselves-more-earnestly-an_622761.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a45/mariana-griswold-van-rensselae_appreciation_we-must-give-ourselves-more-earnestly-an_622761.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“We must give ourselves more earnestly and intelligently and generously than we have to the happy duty of…” — Mariana Griswold Van Rensselaer", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Let us shun self-analyzation, self-consciousness, morbidness, affectation, attitudinizing. 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