The Room Has To Be Comfortable; The

The House Has To Serve Comfort. The Work Of Art Is Revolutionary; The House Is Conservative.

I Have Emerged Victorious From My Thirty Years Of Struggle. I Have Freed Mankind From Superfluous Ornament.

The Work Of Art Shows People New Directions And Thinks Of The Future. The House Thinks Of The Present.

Changes In The Traditional Way Of Building Are Only Permitted If They Are An Improvement. Otherwise Stay With What Is Traditional, For Truth, Even If It Be Hundreds Of Years Old Has A Stronger Inner Bond With Us Than The Lie That Walks By Our Side.

The Law Courts Must Appear As A Threatening Gesture Toward Secret Vice. The Bank Must Declare: Here Your Money Is Secure And Well Looked After By Honest People.