The house has to please everyone, contrary to the work of art which does not.
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. The work of art is revolutionary; the house is conservative.
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It was the first work of art. A horizontal stroke: the woman lying down.
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Thus he loves the house and hates art.
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he architect’s task therefore, is to make those sentiments more precise.
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Otherwise stay with what is traditional, for truth, even if it be hundreds of years old has a stronger inner bond with us than the lie that walks by our side.
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Changes in the traditional way of building are only permitted if they are an improvement.
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Be truthful. Nature only sides with truth.
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The work of art is responsible to none; the house is responsible to everyone.
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The house satisfies a requirement.
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The bank must declare: here your money is secure and well looked after by honest people.
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I would be able to infer, form the shape of that button
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The house thinks of the present.
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The first ornament to have been invented, the cross, was of erotic origin.
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How these people dressed, built their houses,
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All art is erotic.
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