Quotes: Ralph Waldo Emerson

"The invariable mark of wisdom is to see the miraculous in the common."

–– Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882), American philosopher and writer 

via: Sketchbook N 14, 2004, p. 24.

Quotes: Christopher Alexander

"A collection of less than five to seven objects can be grasped as one thing, and the objects in it can be grasped as individuals. A collection of more than five to seven things is perceived as "many things." It may be true that the impression of a "sea of cars" first comes into being with about seven cars."

–– Christopher Alexander (1936-2022), Austrian-born British-American architect, author, and design theorist 

Source: Christopher Alexander et. al. A Pattern Language. New York: Oxford University Press, 1977; p. 505.

via: Commonplace Book, 2024, p.11-12.