“No person who is not a great sculptor or painter can be an architect. If he is not a sculptor or painter, he can only be a builder.”
Great“The work of science is to substitute facts for appearances, and demonstrations for impressions.”
Science“No person who is not a great sculptor or painter can be an architect. If he is not a sculptor or painter, he can only be a builder.”
Great“A little thought and a little kindness are often worth more than a great deal of money.”
Great“You might sooner get lightning out of incense smoke than true action or passion out of your modern English religion.”
Religion“To see clearly is poetry, prophecy and religion all in one.”
Poetry“Whether for life or death, do your own work well.”
Death“The first test of a truly great man is his humility. By humility I don't mean doubt of his powers or hesitation in speaking his opinion, but merely an understanding of the relationship of what he can say and what he can do.”
Great“Doing is the great thing, for if people resolutely do what is right, they come in time to like doing it.”
Great“In general, pride is at the bottom of all great mistakes.”
Great“When love and skill work together, expect a masterpiece.”
Work“All great art is the work of the whole living creature, body and soul, and chiefly of the soul.”
Art“Nearly all the powerful people of this age are unbelievers, the best of them in doubt and misery, the most in plodding hesitation, doing as well as they can, what practical work lies at hand.”
Age“We require from buildings two kinds of goodness: first, the doing their practical duty well: then that they be graceful and pleasing in doing it.”
Architecture“You may either win your peace or buy it: win it, by resistance to evil buy it, by compromise with evil.”
Peace“There is no wealth but life.”
Life“He that would be angry and sin not, must not be angry with anything but sin.”
Anger“Do not think of your faults, still less of other's faults look for what is good and strong, and try to imitate it. Your faults will drop off, like dead leaves, when their time comes.”
Good“The principle of all successful effort is to try to do not what is absolutely the best, but what is easily within our power, and suited for our temperament and condition.”
Best“The first condition of education is being able to put someone to wholesome and meaningful work.”
Education“Every great person is always being helped by everybody for their gift is to get good out of all things and all persons.”
Great“Great nations write their autobiographies in three manuscripts - the book of their deeds, the book of their words and the book of their art.”
Art