Words are most malignant, the most treacherous possession of mankind. They are saturated with the sorrows of all time. Louis Sullivan malignantmankindpossession Change image and share on social
It is the mass dream of inverted self, populous with fears overt and secret, that forms the continuous but gossamer thread upon which are strung as phantom beads all civilizations from the remotest past of record to that of the present day and hour. Louis Sullivan beadcivilizationcontinuous share on social
The problem of the tall office building is one of the most stupendous, one of the most magnificent opportunities that the Lord of Nature in His beneficence has ever offered to the proud spirit of man. Louis Sullivan beneficencebuildlord Change image and share on social
If with open mind one reads and observes industriously and long; if in so doing one covers a wide field and so covering reflects in terms of realism, he is likely, soon or late, to be brought to a sudden consciousness that Man is an unknown quantity and his existence unsuspected. Louis Sullivan bringconsciousnesscover share on social
The building's identity resided in the ornament. Louis Sullivan buildidentityornament Change image and share on social
What the people are within, the buildings express without. Louis Sullivan buildingexpresspeople Change image and share on social
The feudal concept of self-preservation is poisoned at the core by the virulent assumption of master and man, of potentate and slave, of external and internal suppression of the life urge of the only one - of its faith in human sacrifice as a means of salvation. Louis Sullivan assumptionconceptcore share on social
Man shall find his anchorage in self-recognition. Louis Sullivan anchoragefindman Change image and share on social
Alas, the world has never known a sound social fabric, a fabric sound and clean to the core and kindly. For it has ever turned its back on Man. Louis Sullivan alabackclean Change image and share on social
