"I had learnt from going to Houghton that to make a room quiet, to make it harmonious, you never wanted to have only one 'mouvement' thng like the Savonnerie rug that would stand out. You must have 'mouvement' everywhere."

-- Nancy Lancaster

#Design Quotes #Rooms Quotes #Quiet Quotes

“Zeal is fit for wise men, but flourishes chiefly among fools.”
“I think anybody that gives their opinion in a confident way everyday is going to be criticized.”
“Those who understand the eternal blessings which come from the temple know that no sacrifice is too great, no price too heavy, no struggle too difficult in order to receive those blessings.”
“Among all the religious persecutions with which almost every page of modern history is stained, no victim ever suffered but for violation of what Government denominated the law of God. To prevent a similar train of evils in this country, the Constitution has wisely withheld from our Government the power of defining the divine law.”
“Moderation is the silken string running through the pearl chain of all virtues.”

Source : "The Holy State and the Profane State". Book by Thomas Fuller, Book III, 1642.
“There are so many ships in the animation sea that are computer driven, that I think we can have at least one that's just a log raft that we can row by hand.”
“With the skills that I have and with my commitment to getting better I don't see any reason I can't win every single fight I'm in.”
“Do not fear to be eccentric in opinion, for every opinion now accepted was once eccentric.”

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