"Sometimes, I think the things we see are shadows of the things to be; that what we plan we build"

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Source : Phoebe Cary (1882). “The Poetical Works of Alice and Phoebe Cary”

Phoebe Cary

#Wise Quotes #Thinking Quotes #Shadow Quotes

“Always remember this: 'A kiss will never miss, and after many kisses a miss becomes a misses.'”
“The morals of men are more governed by their pursuits than by their opinions. A type of virtue is first formed by circumstances, and men afterwards make it the model upon which their theories are framed.”

Source : William Edward Hartpole Lecky (1809). “History of European morals from Augustus to Charlemagne”, p.158
“We have been taught to believe that negative equals realistic and positive equals unrealistic.”
“Even within single sentences, there are sudden changes of register. And when the travellers go to Venice, they see a play by Voltaire! This is a novel [Candid] which has narratives within narratives, such as when CunÃ©gonde recounts her story.”
“The first time I see a jogger smiling, I'll consider it.”
“Every kind of music is good, except the boring kind.”
“We have no right to come forward and urge wider changes for good, until we have tried to alter the evils which lie under our own hands.”
“I do believe in happy-ever-after.”

Source : "It's Not Easy Being A Billionaire Heiress Lingerie Model" by Nigel Farndale, www.businessinsider.com. September 25, 2012.

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