No stream rises higher than its source. What ever man might build could never express or reflect more than he was. He could record neither more nor less than he had learned of life when the buildings were built.

Quote by Frank Lloyd Wright

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I feel coming on a strange disease - humility.

I feel coming on a strange disease - humility.

Toleration and liberty are the foundations of a great republic.

Toleration and liberty are the foundations of a great republic.

A man is a fool if he drinks before he reaches the age of 50,...

A man is a fool if he drinks before he reaches the age of 50,...

The architect should strive continually to simplify; the ensemble of the rooms should then be...

The architect should strive continually to simplify; the ensemble of the rooms should then be...

I believe in God, only I spell it Nature.

I believe in God, only I spell it Nature.

Maybe we can show government how to operate better as a result of better architecture.

Maybe we can show government how to operate better as a result of better architecture.

Eventually, I think Chicago will be the most beautiful great city left in the world.

Eventually, I think Chicago will be the most beautiful great city left in the world.

A free America... means just this: individual freedom for all, rich or poor, or else...

A free America... means just this: individual freedom for all, rich or poor, or else...

To look at the cross-section of any plan of a big city is to look...

To look at the cross-section of any plan of a big city is to look...

Less is only more where more is no good.

Less is only more where more is no good.

Form follows function - that has been misunderstood. Form and function should be one, joined...

Form follows function - that has been misunderstood. Form and function should be one, joined...

Buildings, too, are children of Earth and Sun.

Buildings, too, are children of Earth and Sun.

Simplicity and repose are the qualities that measure the true value of any work of...

Simplicity and repose are the qualities that measure the true value of any work of...

I wouldn't mind seeing opera die. Ever since I was a boy, I regarded opera...

I wouldn't mind seeing opera die. Ever since I was a boy, I regarded opera...

Simplicity and repose are the qualities that measure the true value of any work of...

Simplicity and repose are the qualities that measure the true value of any work of...

TV is chewing gum for the eyes.

TV is chewing gum for the eyes.

We should have a system of economics that is structure, that is organic tools. We...

We should have a system of economics that is structure, that is organic tools. We...

The physician can bury his mistakes, but the architect can only advise his client to...

The physician can bury his mistakes, but the architect can only advise his client to...

Study nature, love nature, stay close to nature. It will never fail you.

Study nature, love nature, stay close to nature. It will never fail you.

Organic architecture seeks superior sense of use and a finer sense of comfort, expressed in...

Organic architecture seeks superior sense of use and a finer sense of comfort, expressed in...