In the midst of all this great variety of subjects, an individual cannot attain to perfection in each, because it is scarcely in his power to take in and comprehend the general theories of them.


Chapter I, Sec. 13 - De architectura (The Ten Books On Architecture) (~ 15BC) - Book I

Vitruvius Quotes

In the midst of all this great variety of subjects, an individual cannot attain to perfection in each, because it is scarcely in his power to take in ...

In the midst of all this great variety of subjects, an individual cannot attain to perfection in each, because it is scarcely in his power to take in ...

In the midst of all this great variety of subjects, an individual cannot attain to perfection in each, because it is scarcely in his power to take in ...

In the midst of all this great variety of subjects, an individual cannot attain to perfection in each, because it is scarcely in his power to take in ...