No stream rises higher than its source. What ever man might build could never express or reflect more than he was. He could record neither more nor less than he had learned of life when the buildings were built.
The only thing wrong with architecture is architects.
Noble life demands a noble architecture for noble uses of noble men. Lack of culture means what it has always meant: ignoble civilization and therefore imminent downfall.
Wherever human life is concerned, the unnatural stricture of excessive verticality cannot stand against more natural horizontality.
Life always rides in strength to victory, not through internationalism... but only through the direct responsibility of the individual.
The heart is the chief feature of a functioning mind.
Buildings, too, are children of Earth and Sun.
The thing always happens that you really believe in; and the belief in a thing makes it happen.
Early in life I had to choose between honest arrogance and hypocritical humility. I chose the former and have seen no reason to change.
Study nature, love nature, stay close to nature. It will never fail you.
The longer I live the more beautiful life becomes. If you foolishly ignore beauty, you will soon find yourself without it. Your life will be impoverished. But if you invest in beauty, it will remain with you all the days of your life.