Vitruvius on Writing
Browse 3 quotations attributed to Vitruvius, catalogued under writing, with dates where available.
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Attributed to Vitruvius, entry #129688: "Architecture depends on Order, Arrangement, Eurythmy, Symmetry, Propriety, and Economy."
Attributed to Vitruvius, entry #116958: "In a word, the opinions of learned authors, though their bodily forms are absent, gain strength as time time goes on, and, when taking part in councils and discussions, have great…"
3 Quotes by Vitruvius on Writing
"Architecture depends on Order, Arrangement, Eurythmy, Symmetry, Propriety, and Economy."
"In a word, the opinions of learned authors, though their bodily forms are absent, gain strength as time time goes on, and, when taking part in councils and discussions, have greater weight than those of any living men."
"They drew near, and observing that they were very comfortable standing before the warm fire, they put on logs and, while thus keeping it alive, brought up other people to it, showing them by signs how much comfort they got from it. In that gathering of men, at a time when utterance of sound was purely individual, from daily habits they fixed upon articulate words just as these had happened to come; then, from indicating by name things in common use, the result was that in this chance way they began to talk, and thus originated conversation with one another."