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The solid balance and intelligent proportion which Greek philosophy admired and taught were expressed in the elegant pediments and colonnades of Greek architecture. The fervent devotion and direct simplicity of Muhammedan religion were brought into the tapered minarets and arcades of Arab architecture. From the thought and faith of a people came forth its art.

-- Notebooks Category 14: The Arts in Culture > Chapter 4 : Reflections On Specific Arts > # 287