Toleration and liberty are the foundations of a great republic.

Human beings can be beautiful. If they are not beautiful it is entirely their own fault. It is what they do to themselves that makes them ugly.

Love is the virtue of the Heart, Sincerity is the virtue of the Mind, Decision is the virtue of the Will, Courage is the virtue of the Spirit.

Taste is a matter of ignorance. If you know what you are tasting, you don't have to taste.

All fine architectural values are human values, else not valuable.

A great architect is not made by way of a brain nearly so much as he is made by way of a cultivated, enriched heart.

An expert is a man who has stopped thinking. Why should he think? He is an expert.