"The little things of life, sweet and excellent in their place, must not be the things lived for; the highest must be sought and followed; the life of heaven must be begun here on earth."

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Source : Lucy Maud Montgomery (2016). “Anne of the Island”, p.107, Youcanprint

Lucy Maud Montgomery

#Sweet Quotes #Heaven Quotes #Earth Quotes

“I am interested in personal stories because that's when people become expressive, spontaneous and heartfelt.”
“Vampirism, for me, was a way to live in fantasy and have superpowers, but not just in a really perfect, happy, everything is great way. It's superpowers with a cost. It's having to be the villain, and what do you do about that.”
“Being single can pave the way for new opportunities.”
“The most dangerous distractions are the ones you love, but that donâ€™t love you back.”
“Daylight is too easy. What I want is difficult - the atmosphere of lamps and moonlight.”

Source : Edgar Degas, Jean Sutherland Boggs (1988). “Degas [exposition]”, p.535, Metropolitan Museum of Art
“I found that dance, music, and literature is how I made sense of the world... it pushed me to think of things bigger than lifes daily routines... to think beyond what is immediate or convenient.”
“There are two versions of math in the lives of many Americans: the strange and boring subject that they encountered in classrooms and an interesting set of ideas that is the math of the world, and is curiously different and surprisingly engaging. Our task is to introduce this second version to today's students, get them excited about math, and prepare them for the future.”

Source : Jo Boaler (2015). “What's Math Got to Do with It?: How Teachers and Parents Can Transform Mathematics Learning and Inspire Success”, p.5, Penguin
“Thomas More: ...And when the last law was down, and the Devil turned around on you--where would you hide, Roper, the laws all being flat? This country's planted thick with laws from coast to coast--man's laws, not God's--and if you cut them down...d'you really think you could stand upright in the winds that would blow then? Yes, I'd give the Devil benefit of law, for my own safety's sake.”

Source : A Man for All Seasons act 1 (1960)

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