... the movements of the body reveal the movements of the soul.

The Arts are learnt by reason and method; they are mastered by practice.

It was never shameful to learn from any teacher things that are useful to know.

Painting is possessed of divine power, for not only does it make the absent present, but also makes the dead almost alive.

It is very rarely granted even to Nature herself to produce anything absolutely perfect in every part.

The city is like a great house, and the house in its turn a small city.

I will never tire of recommending the custom, practiced by the best architects, of preparing not only drawings and sketches, but also models of wood or any other material. These... enable us to examine... the work as a whole... and, before continuing any further, to estimate the likely trouble and expense.