A Commonplace Book

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The Temple of Ancient Virtue is among some 40 follies that adorn Stowe Landscape Gardens.[/caption]

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‘IF THE HIGHEST AIM OF A CAPTAIN WERE TO PRESERVE HIS SHIP, HE WOULD KEEP IT IN PORT FOREVER.’
—Thomas Aquinas

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‘TRAVEL, IN THE YOUNGER SORT, IS A PART OF EDUCATION; IN THE ELDER, A PART OF EXPERIENCE.’
— Francis Bacon

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‘HIS LORDSHIP MAY COMPEL US TO BE EQUAL UPSTAIRS, BUT THERE WILL NEVER BE EQUALITY IN THE SERVANTS’ HALL.’
— J.M. Barrie

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‘CAN I SEE ANOTHER‘S WOE, AND NOT BE IN SORROW TOO? CAN I SEE ANOTHER‘S GRIEF, AND NOT SEEK FOR KIND RELIEF?’
—William Blake