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# Vitruvius Pollio

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##  Quotes by Vitruvius Pollio

> [“Writing on architecture is not like history or poetry.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vitruvius-pollio/writing-on-architecture-is-not-like-history-or-poetry/)

Vitruvius Pollio

[Architecture](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/architecture/)

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> [“All the gifts which fortune bestows she can easily take away; but education, when combined with intelligence, never fails, but abides steadily…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vitruvius-pollio/all-the-gifts-which-fortune-bestows-she-can-easily-take-away-but/)

Vitruvius Pollio

[Architecture](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/architecture/)

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> [“This was how Dinocrates, recommended only by his good looks and dignified carriage, came to be so famous. But as for me,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vitruvius-pollio/this-was-how-dinocrates-recommended-only-by-his-good-looks-and/)

Vitruvius Pollio

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