American history Quote by Henry David Thoreau

For these are not as they might seem to be, the ruins of our civilization, but are temporary encampment and outposts of the civilization…

— John Cheever

Well, there is something beautiful about ruins. I mean, in one sense it's not that different from going to Rome and looking at the…

— David Maraniss

Some cities have fallen into ruin and some are built upon ruins but others contain their own ruins while still growing.

— Jeffrey Eugenides

Some ruins of ancient times are much more beautiful than the best buildings of modern eras!

— Mehmet Murat Ildan

It is we who built these palaces and cities, here in Spain and America and everywhere. We, the workers. We can build others to…

— Buenaventura Durruti

It is we the workers who built these palaces and cities here in Spain and in America and everywhere. We, the workers, can build…

— Buenaventura Durruti

We live ruins amid ruins.

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

The Romans spent the next 200 years using their great engineering skill to construct ruins all over Europe.

— Dave Barry

Antiquity! I like its ruins better than its reconstructions.

— Joseph Joubert

We shall not have succeeded in demolishing everything unless we demolish the ruins as well. But the only way I can see of doing…

— Alfred Jarry

I do love these ancient ruins. We never tread upon them but we set Our foot upon some reverend history.

— John Webster