In felling a tree we should cut into the trunk of it to the very heart, and then leave it standing so… — Marcus Vitruvius Pollio Copy Share Image
Trees which grow in places facing the course of the sun are not of porous fiber but are solid, being drained by… — Marcus Vitruvius Pollio Copy Share Image
When the juices of trees have no means of escape, they clot and rot in them, making the trees hollow and good… — Marcus Vitruvius Pollio Copy Share Image
Basilicas should be constructed on a site adjoining the forum and in the warmest possible quarter, so that in winter business men… — Marcus Vitruvius Pollio Copy Share Image
The leaves of these [larch] trees are like those of the pine; timber from them comes in long lengths, is as easily… — Marcus Vitruvius Pollio Copy Share Image
The oak has not the efficacy of the fir, nor the cypress that of the elm. — Marcus Vitruvius Pollio Copy Share Image
The winter oak... is very useful in buildings but when in a moist place it takes in water to its centre... and… — Marcus Vitruvius Pollio Copy Share Image
Leave a cavity behind the [wall] facings, and on the inside build walls two feet thick, made of red dimension stone or burnt brick… — Marcus Vitruvius Pollio Copy Share Image
Bricks should be made in Spring or Autumn so that they may dry uniformly. — Marcus Vitruvius Pollio Copy Share Image
It is no secret that the moon has no light of her own, but is, as it were, a mirror, receiving brightness from the… — Marcus Vitruvius Pollio Copy Share Image
Burn shavings and splinters of pitch pine, and when they turn to charcoal, put them out, and pound them into mortar with size. This… — Marcus Vitruvius Pollio Copy Share Image
With the ripening of the fruits in Autumn the leaves begin to wither and the trees, taking up their sap from the earth through… — Marcus Vitruvius Pollio Copy Share Image
Astronomers have a common ground for discussion with musicians in the harmony of the stars and musical concords in tetrads and triads of the… — Marcus Vitruvius Pollio Copy Share Image
The difference between "machines" and "engines" is obviously this, that machines need more workmen and greater power to make them take effect, as for… — Marcus Vitruvius Pollio Copy Share Image
The [engineer] should be equipped with knowledge of many branches of study and varied kinds of learning, for it is by his judgement that… — Marcus Vitruvius Pollio Copy Share Image
All these soft kinds [of stone] have the advantage that they can be easily worked as soon as they have been taken from the… — Marcus Vitruvius Pollio Copy Share Image
Apollo at Delphi, through the oracular utterance of his priestess, pronounced Socrates the wisest of men. Of him it is related that he said… — Marcus Vitruvius Pollio Copy Share Image
Music, also, the architect ought to understand so that he may have knowledge of the canonical and mathematical theory, and besides be able to… — Marcus Vitruvius Pollio Copy Share Image
Architecture depends on Order, Arrangement, Eurythmy, Symmetry , Propriety , and Economy. — Marcus Vitruvius Pollio Copy Share Image
In all matters but particularly in architecture, that which is signified is the subject of which we may be speaking and that which gives… — Marcus Vitruvius Pollio Copy Share Image
In felling a tree we should cut into the trunk of it to the very heart, and then leave it standing so that the… — Marcus Vitruvius Pollio Copy Share Image
In fact, all kinds of men, and not merely architects, can recognize a good piece of work. — Marcus Vitruvius Pollio Copy Share Image
![“The leaves of these [larch] trees are like those of the pine; timber from them comes in long lengths, is as easily wrought in joiner's work as is the clearwood of fir, and contains a liquid resin, of the color of Attic honey, which is good for consumptives.” quote by Marcus Vitruvius Pollio](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/c1b/marcus-vitruvius-pollio-7498_attics_the-leaves-of-these-larch-trees-are-like_1759437.jpg)
![“Leave a cavity behind the [wall] facings, and on the inside build walls two feet thick, made of red dimension stone or burnt brick or lava in courses, and then bind them to the fronts by means of iron clamps and lead. The beds and builds, all settling equally and bonded at the joints, will not let…” quote by Marcus Vitruvius Pollio](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/d76/marcus-vitruvius-pollio-7498_bed_leave-a-cavity-behind-the-wall-facings-a_5922.jpg)
![“The [engineer] should be equipped with knowledge of many branches of study and varied kinds of learning, for it is by his judgement that all work done by the other arts is put to test. This knowledge is the child of practice and theory.” quote by Marcus Vitruvius Pollio](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/afa/marcus-vitruvius-pollio-7498_art_the-engineer-should-be-equipped-with-kno_386834.jpg)
![“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, they play their part well; but in open and exposed situations the frost and rime make them crumble, and they go to pieces. On the seacoast, too, the…” quote by Marcus Vitruvius Pollio](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/541/marcus-vitruvius-pollio-7498_advantage_all-these-soft-kinds-of-stone-have-the-a_406721.jpg)
