The oak... has not the efficacy of the fir, nor the cypress that of the elm.


Chapter IX, Sec. 5 - De architectura (The Ten Books On Architecture) (~ 15BC) - Book II

Vitruvius Quotes

The oak... has not the efficacy of the fir, nor the cypress that of the elm.

The oak... has not the efficacy of the fir, nor the cypress that of the elm.

The oak... has not the efficacy of the fir, nor the cypress that of the elm.

The oak... has not the efficacy of the fir, nor the cypress that of the elm.