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Variety of uniformities makes complete beauty.

Si monumentum requiris circumspice
(If you seek his monument, look around.)
[Epitaph on Wren's tomb in St. Paul's Cathedral]

The secret of architectural excellence is to translate the proportions of a dachshund into bricks, mortar and marble.

He was of opinion that what we now vulgarly call the Gothick, ought properly and truly be named Saracenick Architecture refined by the Christians.

A time will come when men will stretch out their eyes. They should see planets like our Earth.

Neither need we fear to diminish a miracle by explaining it.