An architect’s designs must refer to the unquestionable perfection of the body’s symmetry and proportions. If a building is to create a sense of eurythmy, it is essential that it mirrors these natural laws of harmony and beauty.

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"It is no secret that the Moon has no light of her own but is, as it were, a mirror, receiving brightness from the influence of the Sun."

- Vitruvius

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"As a building is man’s bodily covering, so architecture is the enclosing envelope of all the arts."

- Vitruvius

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"Order and arrangement, symmetry and definiteness, are the qualities that give value to architecture."

- Vitruvius

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"Nothing requires the architect’s care more than the due proportions of buildings."

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"It is at the moment of death that humanity has value."

- Archer

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"Religion, ideology, resources, land, spite, love or just because… No matter how pathetic the reason, it’s enough to start a war. War will never cease to exist… reasons can be thought up after the fact… Human nature pursues strife."

- Paine

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"Christmas is a necessity. There has to be at least one day of the year to remind us that we’re here for something else besides ourselves."

- Eric Sevareid

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"Maybe Christmas, he thought, doesn't come from a store. Maybe Christmas...perhaps...means a little bit more!"

- Theodor Seuss Geisel

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"Christmas is built upon a beautiful and intentional paradox; that the birth of the homeless should be celebrated in every home."

- G.K. Chesterton

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