A Greek architect of the great epoch would no more have thought of omitting the mark of the harmonic scale of proportion, on which the design was bas… - Ernest Flagg

If the chief rules of good design were understood by the masses as they might be, nothing would do more to promote beauty, improve workmanship, add to the value of manufactures, and in many other ways further the general welfare and prosperity of the country. They are simple, easy to acquire, and should be taught with the alphabet.

The qualities called personal... and the ability to impart them, in greater or less degree, is the gage of genius in art.

Low walls are much less expensive to build than high ones... it is possible to use forms without the usual waste of lumber... when waste is avoided, forms greatly reduce the cost of stonework... much can be saved in the construction of foundations by methods described...