Great nations write their autobiographies in three manuscripts / the book of their deeds, the book of their words and the book of their art.

Great nations write their autobiographies in three manuscripts - the book of their deeds, the book of their words and the book of their art.

It does not much matter that an individual loses two or three hundred pounds in buying a bad picture, but it is to be regretted that a nation should lose two or three hundred thousand in raising a ridiculous building.

The essence of lying is in deception, not in words.

When we build, let us think that we build for ever

In order that people may be happy in their work, these three things are needed: they must be fit for it; they must not do too much of it; and they must have a sense of success in it.