The Timeless Way Of Building Quotes & Sayings

There is a myth, sometimes widespread, that a person need do only inner work ... that a man is entirely responsible for his own problems; and that to cure himself, he need only change himself. ... The fact is, a person is so formed by his surroundings, that his state of harmony depends entirely on his harmony with his surroundings. - CHRISTOPHER ALEXANDER, The Timeless Way of Building — Gretchen Rubin

There is one timeless way of building. It is a thousand years old, and the same today as it has ever been. The great traditional buildings of the past, the villages and tents and temples in which man feels at home, have always been made by people who were very close to the center of this way. — Christopher Alexander

Anything that you learn becomes your wealth, a wealth that cannot be taken away from you; whether you learn it in a building called school or in the school of life. To learn something new is a timeless pleasure and a valuable treasure. And not all things that you learn are taught to you, but many things that you learn you realize you have taught yourself. — C. JoyBell C.

To seek the timeless way we must first know the quality without a name. There is a central quality which is the root criterion of life and spirit in a man, a town, a building, or a wilderness. This quality is objective and precise, but it cannot be named. — Christopher Alexander

A building or a town will only be alive to the extent that it is governed in a timeless way. It is a process which brings order out of nothing but ourselves; it cannot be attained, but it will happen of its own accord, if we will only let it. — Christopher Alexander

We need timeless principles to steer by in running our organizations and building our personal careers. We need high standards
the ethics of excellence. — Price Pritchett