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As soon as beauty is sought not from religion and love, but for pl

As soon as beauty is sought not from religion and love, but for pleasure, it degrades the seeker. – Annie Dillard

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The sea pronounces something, over and over, in a hoarse whisper; I cannot quite make it out. – Annie Dillard

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Water
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Annie Dillard
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Eskimo: If I did not know about God and sin, would I go to hell? Priest: No, not if you did not know. Eskimo: Then why did you tell me? – Annie Dillard

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God
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Annie Dillard
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My unusual beauty tip is that I often use Vaseline to take my make up off. It works great and is good for sensitive skin. – Rachel Bilson

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There is no spot of ground, however arid, bare or ugly, that cannot be tamed into such a state as may give an impression of beauty and delight. – Gertrude Jekyll

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Unless action is taken soon – unless we can display the same vision of that earlier period – we will lose the treasure of Californias open space and environmental beauty. – Adam Schiff

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Grace is the beauty of form under the influence of freedom. – Friedrich Schiller

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It is very sad for a man to make himself servant to a single thing his manhood all taken out of him by the hydraulic pressure of excessive business. – Theodore Parker

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The world is full of people looking for spectacular happiness while they snub contentment. – Doug Larson

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