A Commonplace Book

British Heritage · July 13, 2016 · 1 min read

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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

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

— Francis Bacon

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

— J.M. Barrie

‘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