"The Ancients, having taken into consideration the rigorous construction of the human body, elaborated all their works, as especially their holy temples, according to these proportions; for they found here the two principal figures without which no project is possible: the perfection of the circle, the principle of all regular bodies, and the equilateral square."

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Source : "De divina proportione". Book by Luca Pacioli, June 1, 1509.

Luca Pacioli

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“Where it gets weird is that nowadays there are millions of people on this earth who call themselves followers of Jesus, but their lives look nothing like His, and they're not obeying the things that He called them to do.”
“You made me lose my appetite, Boomer." "My mom tells me that all the time. Your family must be just like mine!”
“A remark generally hurts in proportion to its truth.”
“I am absolutely convinced that there are weapons...I saw evidence back in 1998 when we would see the inspectors being barred from gaining entry into a warehouse for three hours with trucks rolling up and then moving those trucks out.”
“I have always maintained that there is nothing wrong with nursery food now that we are grown up and can have a glass of wine with it.”
“Running is not just exercise; it is a lifestyle.”

Source : John Bingham, Jenny Hadfield (2007). “Running for Mortals: A Commonsense Plan for Changing Your Life through Running”, p.8, Rodale
“I feel like everyone has the right to privacy, even if you're the most famous person in the world.”
“As a matter of fact I could beat you two with both my arms and my legs tied. I'll roll down this ramp and score myself a 7-10 idiot split!”

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