Bricks should be made in Spring or Autumn so that they may dry uniformly.

An architect ought to be an educated man so as to leave a more lasting remembrance in his treatises.

Since, therefore, individuals as well as the public are so indebted to these writers for the benefits they enjoy, I think them not only entitled to the honour of palms and crowns, but even to be numbered among the gods.

From food and water, then, we may learn whether sites are naturally unhealthy or healthy.

Altars should face the east, and should always be placed on a lower level than are the statues in the temples, so that those who are praying and sacrificing may look upwards towards the divinity.

There are also in some places springs which have the peculiarity of giving fine singing voices to the natives, as at Tarsus in Magnesia and in other countries of that kind.

If our designs for private houses are to be correct, we must at the outset take note of the countries and climates in which they are built.