tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23042008.post4641723658751983135..comments2024-03-18T07:03:29.000-04:00Comments on Remarkable: Ruskin Quotes (Commonplace Book)Geoff Klockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09080580776997273785noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23042008.post-18761361808605492972008-10-16T05:25:00.000-04:002008-10-16T05:25:00.000-04:00I really like those quotes, especially those about...I really like those quotes, especially those about frugality. My mother has said similar things for a long time, and I buy into it hook, line, and sinker.<BR/><BR/>I appreciate deals and cheap things, but one shouldn't look past quality. I've done that thing where I bought something of lesser quality, only to have it not function in the way I had hoped, and then wish I had just sprung the extra $40 or something to get the better version. <BR/><BR/>This doesn't work for everything (the paperback of the Watchmen is fine, I don't need the absolute), but there are times when it makes sense to wait a little longer and buy something of higher quality, the works better, and lasts longer.<BR/><BR/>Good post. <BR/><BR/>Also, you have on the same shirt in your blogspot profile as you do on your Twitter page. Is that your bestest most favoritest shirt?Kenneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00522610387057765541noreply@blogger.com