“Why so large a cost, having so short a lease, does thou upon your fading mansion spend?”
William Shakespeare
“In my Father's house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you.”
Bible
“The Stanford Mansion is certainly the jewel of Sacramento, ... and we're adding it to the crown jewels of the state's parks system, along with Hearst Castle, Big Basin, the Humboldt redwoods and Point Lobo.”
Ruth Coleman
“Every Mortal loss is an Immortal Gain. The Ruins of Time build Mansions in Eternity.”
William Blake
“The homes are really diverse. We have some brand new homes, as well as some small homes and some mansions.”
Honey Devins
“Can storied urn or animated bust / Back to its mansion call the fleeting breath? / Can honour's voice provoke the silent dust, / Or flattery soothe the dull cold ear of death?”
Thomas Gray
“These mansions are part of our heritage. They tell you something about the financiers and the industrialists that built Pittsburgh, but they're also a testament to the craftsmen and artisans that built the city. I can't imagine anyone tearing them down.”
Richard Pearson
