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Depreciate Quotes

On undervaluing things that deserve more credit.

These depreciate quotes move past finance into self-worth and belief, arguing good taste comes from neither imitating nor undervaluing what came before. One line takes aim at architecture, saying architects too often see themselves as merely ordinary.

To form our taste, we must neither depreciate nor imitate, but we should understand and originate.

Quotes by Willis Polk

Architects today tend to depreciate themselves, to regard themselves as no more than just ordinary citizens without the power to reform the future.

Quotes by Kenzo Tange

Those who profess to favor freedom, and yet depreciate agitation, are men who want crops without plowing up the ground.

Quotes by Frederick Douglass

Flesh-meats will depreciate the blood. Cook meat with spices, and eat it with rich cakes and pies, and you have a bad quality of blood.

Quotes by Ellen G. White

Architecture Quotes

All the works of man have their origin in creative fantasy. What right have we then to depreciate imagination.

Quotes by Carl Jung

It is one of the most effective attitudes of the neurotic to measure thumbs down, so to speak, a real person by an ideal, since in doing so he can depreciate him as much as he wishes.

Quotes by Alfred Adler

Frequently Asked Questions

Do these depreciate quotes talk about money?
Not directly, the quotes use depreciate more broadly, applying it to self-perception, political freedom, and even diet rather than financial asset value.
How do architects factor into this topic?
One quote argues architects tend to depreciate themselves, viewing their profession as ordinary rather than recognizing their power to shape the future through architecture.
What's the connection between depreciation and freedom in these quotes?
One line argues people who claim to favor freedom but look down on agitation are essentially wanting change without doing the work that change requires.
Is diet mentioned in relation to depreciation?
Yes, one quote claims eating meat with rich spices, cakes, and pies depreciates blood quality, tying the word to physical health rather than economics.
What's the overall lesson these depreciate quotes share?
Together they warn against undervaluing things that matter, whether that's a profession's real influence, the effort behind freedom, or the body's own health.

Another quote insists anyone who favors freedom while looking down on agitation wants results without effort, and a final line links poor diet to bad blood quality, well past money or attitude.