"Sentiment is a disgrace, instead of an ornament, unless it lead us to good actions."

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Source : Ann Radcliffe (1795). “The Mysteries of Udolfo: A Romance Interspersed with Some Pieces of Poetry”, p.214

Ann Radcliffe

#Ornaments Quotes #Action Quotes #Disgrace Quotes

“You're the first Shadowhunter I've ever met." â€œThatâ€™s too bad,â€ said Jace, â€œsince all the others you meet from now on will be a terrible letdown.”
“Drama assumes an order. If only so that it might have - by disrupting that order - a way of surprising.”
“Abbott is a good man to fix up messes and make new policy work ... If he gets it right - and Howard will back him with big bucks - Abbott could clean-up his image and restore his appeal as a future leader.”
“You know that look that women get when they want to have sex? Me neither.”
“The history says quarterbacks get paid more than running backs, but I think it depends on the caliber of the player - what you're getting, not just what the position is.”
“The banking collapse was caused, more than anything, by bad government policy and the total failure of bad regulation, rather than by greed.”

Source : "Occupy movement: critics have their say" by Nigel Farage, James Barty, Dan Hodges, www.theguardian.com. November 16, 2011.
“Luminous, unfearful; high-priestesses, our fervour shall banish all evil.”
“Never be content with your current grasp of the gospel.”

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