Quote by Edouard Levé

Ruin is when man-made has become part of nature.

— Marco Casagrande

A ruin is not just something that happened long ago to someone else; its history is that of us all, the transience of power,…

— George Schaller

I have always been interested in the concept of ruin.

— Greg Kinnear

“How many different kinds of ruin do you have to see, before you resign yourself to calling it all 'ruin'?”

— Veronica Roth

Ruin is a gift. Ruin is the road to transformation.

— Elizabeth Gilbert

“Some beautiful things are more impressive when left imperfect than when than when too highly finished”

— François de La Rochefoucauld

A ruin should always be protected but never repaired - thus may we witness full the lingering legacies of the past.

— Walter Scott

“Destruction is necessary to recreate something or return it to its original form. Even the greatest creators, including God, must destroy while making something…

— Mwanandeke Kindembo

If measure and symmetry are absent from any composition in any degree, ruin awaits both the ingredients and the composition... Measure and symmetry are…

— Socrates

“If we learn to love someone for their imperfections that reflect our own, we eventually thought that even the most beautiful things are damaged”

— Nicola An

“The destruction of something beautiful can appear so entertaining.”

— Thomas Sweeney

“…and they limp and halt, they’re all wrinkled, drawn, they squint to the side, can’t look you in the eyes, and always bent on…

— Homer