5 Quotes & Sayings By Christopher Wren

Christopher Wren, FRS was an English polymath, scientist, architect, inventor, mathematician, author, clergyman and diarist. His work comprises a wide range of subjects, including architecture, engineering science, planetary astronomy, optics and stained glass. Wren has been described as "one of the most influential builders in human history" and was the first modern Englishman to rise to prominence in the scientific community and among his contemporaries.

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A time will come when men will stretch out their eyes. They should see planets like our Earth. Christopher Wren
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The secret of architectural excellence is to translate the proportions of a dachshund into bricks, mortar and marble. Christopher Wren
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In things to be seen at once, much variety makes confusion, another vice of beauty. In things that are not seen at once, and have no respect one to another, great variety is commendable, provided this variety transgress not the rules of optics and geometry. Christopher Wren
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Architecture aims at Eternity. Christopher Wren