A harmonious design requires that nothing be added or taken away.

- Marcus Vitruvius Pollio

I, therefore, O Caesar, do not publish this work, merely prefixing my name to a treatise which of right belongs to others, nor think of acquiring rep…

- Marcus Vitruvius Pollio

Beauty is produced by the pleasing appearance and good taste of the whole, and by the dimensions of all the parts being duly proportioned to each oth…

- Marcus Vitruvius Pollio

The architect must not only understand drawing, but music.

- Marcus Vitruvius Pollio

Architect's designs must refer to the unquestionable perfection of the body's symmetry and proportions. If a building is to create a sense of eurythm…

- Marcus Vitruvius Pollio

Architecture depends on Order, Arrangement, Eurythmy, Symmetry , Propriety , and Economy.

- Marcus Vitruvius Pollio

All these soft kinds [of stone] have the advantage that they can be easily worked as soon as they have been taken from the quarries. Under cover, the…

- Marcus Vitruvius Pollio

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.

- Marcus Vitruvius Pollio

Nothing requires the architect's care more than the due proportions of buildings.

- Marcus Vitruvius Pollio