“Nothing requires the architect’s care more than the due proportions of buildings.”
"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
Awareness
"As a building is man’s bodily covering, so architecture is the enclosing envelope of all the arts."
- Vitruvius
Philosophy
"Order and arrangement, symmetry and definiteness, are the qualities that give value to architecture."
- Vitruvius
Philosophy
"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."
- Vitruvius
Philosophy
"It is at the moment of death that humanity has value."
- Archer
Philosophy
"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
Philosophy
"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
Philosophy
"Maybe Christmas, he thought, doesn't come from a store. Maybe Christmas...perhaps...means a little bit more!"
- Theodor Seuss Geisel
Philosophy
"Christmas is built upon a beautiful and intentional paradox; that the birth of the homeless should be celebrated in every home."
- G.K. Chesterton
Philosophy