"Good works may only be beautiful sins, if they are not done in a true spirit ..."

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Source : Margaret Oliphant (2015). “Delphi Works of Margaret Oliphant with Complete Stories of the Seen and Unseen”, p.2040, Delphi Classics

Margaret Oliphant

#Beautiful Quotes #Kindness Quotes #Done Quotes

“I love being able to go on local flights when the weather is right. I've popped to the Isle of Wight, Cornwall and been mountain flying in Wales. When I got my licence I was over the moon, it was one of the greatest days of my life - it took two years to get!”

Source : "Jay Kay: 'Getting an award on Top Gear is better than getting a Grammy'". Daily Mirror Interview, www.mirror.co.uk. October 31, 2010.
“My best performances were when I was 30 years old, and I was a vegan.”
“The mid-day sun is too much for most eyes; one is dazzled even with its reflection. Be careful that too broad and high an aim does not paralyze your effort and clog your springs of action.”
“There's not a second of my time on tour where I'm not engaged with something. It is the hardest job - a great job, and I love it - but truly the hardest job I've ever had. There's no time away, there's no time off, and it's so exhausting. I drive myself around in a van, and I don't have the money or infrastructure to do it differently, and I'm involved at every level. I feel like I'm just collecting info, and can't wait to get home to try and process these.”

Source : Source: brightestyoungthings.com
“Along with planes, running water, electricity, and motorized transportation, the internet is now a fundamental fact of modern life.”

Source : danah boyd (2014). “It's Complicated: The Social Lives of Networked Teens”, p.26, Yale University Press
“New discoveries and production of resources like shale oil and gas are dramatically altering our energy supply outlook and the entire global geopolitical landscape. And the pace of change - particularly in the past few years - continues to accelerate.”
“Life can be beautiful when you understand the inconvenience of being born.”

Source : David Foenkinos (2011). “Delicacy”, p.201, A&C Black
“But the same intelligence compels Germany to practise the same policy.”

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