Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Quote

Three things are to be looked to in a building: that it stand on the right spot; that it be securely founded; that it be successfully executed.


Bk. I, Ch. 9 - Elective Affinities (1809)


Three things are to be looked to in a building: that it stand on the right spot; that it be securely founded; that it be successfully executed.

Three things are to be looked to in a building: that it stand on the right spot; that it be securely founded; that it be successfully executed.

Three things are to be looked to in a building: that it stand on the right spot; that it be securely founded; that it be successfully executed.

Three things are to be looked to in a building: that it stand on the right spot; that it be securely founded; that it be successfully executed.