"The works of a person that begin immediately to decay, while those of him who plants begin directly to improve. In this, planting promises a more lasting pleasure than building; which, were it to remain in equal perfection, would at best begin to moulder and want repairs in imagination. Now trees have a circumstance that suits our taste, and that is annual variety."

-- William Shenstone

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“Death, of course, should not be feared, but awaited with certain wonder. To die was to step across a threshold into a new world, unknown, unimaginable.”
“The ancient codes were doubtless originally suggested by the discovery and diffusion of the art of writing.”

Source : Henry Sumner Maine, Sir, J. H. Morgan (2000). “Ancient Law”, p.8, Beard Books
“It is not enough just to wish well; we must also do well.”

Source : Saint Ambrose, Aeterna Press (2016). “On the Duties of the Clergy”, p.49, Aeterna Press
“My paintings cannot be a negation of what has always been and always will be necessary - drawing and search for values.”
“I'm always excited and enthusiastic to have women join the technical side of the industry. Without making ridiculous stereotypes, which this might be, I have had clients - male and female - who said they feel more comfortable working with a woman in the mastering capacity for various reasons.”

Source : Source: www.elle.com
“To some extent I liken slavery to death.”
“How are my ribs? They're so meaningless it's hard to believe,”
“No, this customary aim of research by excavators is completely foreign to the historical work with which I am occupied... my sole and only aim is to be able to establish a historical fact, on which I disagree with some eminent historians and geographers.”

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