They drew near, and observing that they were very comfortable standing before the warm fire, they put on logs and, while thus keeping it alive, brought up other people to it, showing them by signs how much comfort they got from it. In that gathering of men, at a time when utterance of sound was purely individual, from daily habits they fixed upon articulate words just as these had happened to come; then, from indicating by name things in common use, the result was that in this chance way they began to talk, and thus originated conversation with one another.


Chapter I "The Origin of the Dwelling House" Sec. 1 - De architectura (The Ten Books On Architecture) (~ 15BC) - Book II

Vitruvius Quotes

They drew near, and observing that they were very comfortable standing before the warm fire, they put on logs and, while thus keeping it alive,...

They drew near, and observing that they were very comfortable standing before the warm fire, they put on logs and, while thus keeping it alive,...

They drew near, and observing that they were very comfortable standing before the warm fire, they put on logs and, while thus keeping it alive,...

They drew near, and observing that they were very comfortable standing before the warm fire, they put on logs and, while thus keeping it alive,...