Lack of ornamentation is a sign of spiritual strength.
ADOLF LOOSTattooed men who are not behind bars are either latent criminals or degenerate aristocrats.
More Adolf Loos Quotes
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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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The work of art wants to draw people out of their state of comfort.
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All art is erotic.
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The house thinks of the present.
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The work of art is brought into the world without there being a need for it.
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The house satisfies a requirement.
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How these people dressed, built their houses,
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The house has to please everyone, contrary to the work of art which does not.
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The room has to be comfortable; the house has to look habitable.
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How they lived, what was their religion, their art, their mentality.
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The law courts must appear as a threatening gesture toward secret vice.
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Changes in the traditional way of building are only permitted if they are an improvement.
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. The work of art is revolutionary; the house is conservative.
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He hates everything that wants to draw him out of his acquired and secured position and that disturbs him.
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A vertical stroke: the male who penetrates her.
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