In Egypt, the living were subordinate to the dead.

Until we perceive the meaning of our past, we remain the mere carriers of ideas, like the Nomads.

Up until the War of the Roses there had been continual conflict in England.

It was only from an inner calm that man was able to discover and shape calm surroundings.

In cities like Athens, poor houses lined narrow and tortuous streets in spite of luxurious public buildings.

The ancient Greeks noticed that a man with arms and legs extended described a circle, with his navel as the center.

In Japanese houses the interior melts into the gardens of the outside world.