In every person who comes near you look for what is good and strong.

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.

The greatest thing a human soul ever does in this world... to see clearly is poetry, prophecy and religion all in one.

Dream lofty dreams, and as you dream, so shall you become.

No amount of pay ever made a good soldier, a good teacher, a good artist, or a good workman.

The common practice of keeping up appearances with society is a mere selfish struggle of the vain with the vain.

You cannot have good architecture merely by asking people's advice on occasion. All good architecture is the expression of national life and character; and it is produced by a prevalent and eager national taste, or desire for beauty.