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The temple of Ceres should be in a solitary spot out of the city, to which the public are not necessarily led but for the purpose of sacrificing to her. ↗

— Marcus V. Pollio

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The thickness of the walls should be sufficient for two armed men to pass each other with ease. ↗

— Marcus V. Pollio

#armed men #each #ease #men #other

When it passes towards the east, the sun begins to have less effect upon it, and a thin line on the edge of its bright side emits its splendour towards the earth. ↗

— Marcus V. Pollio

#bright #earth #east #edge #effect

Wherefore the mere practical architect is not able to assign sufficient reasons for the forms he adopts; and the theoretic architect also fails, grasping the shadow instead of the substance. ↗

— Marcus V. Pollio

#also #architect #assign #fails #forms

Wind is a floating wave of air, whose undulation continually varies. ↗

— Marcus V. Pollio

#continually #floating #varies #wave #whose

Calm self-confidence is as far from conceit as the desire to earn a decent living is remote from greed. ↗

— Channing Pollock

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The only good luck many great men ever had was being born with the ability and determination to overcome bad luck. ↗

— Channing Pollock

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No man in the world has more courage than the man who can stop after eating one peanut. ↗

— Channing Pollock

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So vast is art, so narrow human wit. ↗

— Alexander Pope

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No matter how small and unimportant what we are doing may seem, if we do it well, it may soon become the step that will lead us to better things. ↗

— Channing Pollock

#better #better things #doing #how #lead