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Care should be taken that all buildings are well lighted: in those of the country this point is easily accomplished, because the wall of a neighbour is not likely to interfere with the light.


Marcus V. Pollio


#because #buildings #care #country #easily

Dimension regulated the general scale of the work, so that the parts may all tell and be effective.


Marcus V. Pollio


#effective #general #may #parts #regulated

Economy consists in a due and proper application of the means afforded according to the ability of the employer and the situation chosen; care being taken that the expenditure is prudently conducted.


Marcus V. Pollio


#according #afforded #application #being #care

From the exterior face of the wall towers must be projected, from which an approaching enemy may be annoyed by weapons, from the embrasures of those towers, right and left.


Marcus V. Pollio


#approaching #enemy #exterior #face #left

Harmony is an obscure and difficult musical science, but most difficult to those who are not acquainted with the Greek language; because it is necessary to use many Greek words to which there are none corresponding in Latin.


Marcus V. Pollio


#because #corresponding #difficult #greek #harmony

Since, therefore, individuals as well as the public are so indebted to these writers for the benefits they enjoy, I think them not only entitled to the honour of palms and crowns, but even to be numbered among the gods.


Marcus V. Pollio


#benefits #crowns #enjoy #entitled #even

I have not heard that even the New York abortion has done very much in the States where it has been enacted.


Frederick Pollock


#been #done #enacted #even #heard

If you deny that any principles of conduct at all are common to and admitted by all men who try to behave reasonably - well, I don't see how you can have any ethics or any ethical background for law.


Frederick Pollock


#any #background #behave #common #conduct

Not that pleading can be taken as a test, for the forms of action, notably Debt, ignore the fundamental difference between duties imposed by law and duties created by the will of the parties.


Frederick Pollock


#between #created #debt #difference #duties

When I'm painting, I'm not aware of what I'm doing. It's only after a get acquainted period that I see what I've been about. I've no fears about making changes for the painting has a life of its own.


Jackson Pollock


#acquainted #after #aware #been #changes






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