"In architecture as in all other operative arts, the end must direct the operation. The end is to build well. Well building has three conditions: Commodity, Firmness and Delight."
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"In architecture as in all other operative arts, the end must direct the operation. The end is to build well. Well building has three conditions: Commodity, Firmness and Delight."
"In three words i can sum up everything i have learned about life".
"life goes on".
On his deathbed his last words were – “I see that you have made three spelling mistakes.”
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