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CHRIS SHARP

CHRIS SHARP

Of the original 60 stones in the Ring of Brodgar, today 36 remain standing in the ancient circle henge.[/caption]

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‘WHAT WE BECOME DEPENDS ON WHAT WE READ AFTER ALL OF THE PROFESSORS HAVE FINISHED WITH US. THE GREATEST UNIVERSITY OF ALL IS A COLLECTION OF BOOKS.’
—Thomas Carlyle

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‘THE BIBLE TELLS US TO LOVE OUR NEIGHBORS, AND ALSO TO LOVE OUR ENEMIES; PROBABLY BECAUSE GENERALLY THEY ARE THE SAME PEOPLE.’
—G.K. Chesterton

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‘WHY,THERE’S A WENCH! COME ON,AND KISS ME, KATE.’
—William Shakespeare

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‘ONE OF THE SECRETS OF LIFE IS THAT ALL THAT IS REALLY WORTH THE DOING IS WHAT WE DO FOR OTHERS.’
—Lewis Carroll