Octavia hill sayings

Octavia Hill was a British social reformer and one of the founders of the National Trust. Some of her notable sayings include:

1. "The need of quiet, the need of air, and I believe the sight of sky and of things growing, seem human needs, common to all men."

2. "The more I see of the world, the more am I dissatisfied with it; and every day confirms my belief of the inconsistency of all human characters, and of the little dependence that can be placed on the appearance of either merit or sense."

3. "We all want quiet. We all want beauty. We all need space."

4. "The best work is not what is most difficult for you; it is what you do best."

5. "The true way to be humble is not to stoop until you are smaller than yourself, but to stand at your real height against some higher nature that will show you what the real smallness of your greatness is."

6. "The commonest man, who has his ounce of sense and feeling, is conscious of the difference between a lovely, delicate woman and a coarse one. Even a dog feels a difference in her presence."

7. "We all want to be a little glamorous, a little playful and a little mischievous at times."

8. "The more the heart is sated with joy, the more it becomes insatiable."

9. "The true way to be humble is not to stoop until you are smaller than yourself, but to stand at your real height against some higher nature that will show you what the real smallness of your greatness is."

10. "The world is full of care, much like unto a bubble; women and care, and care and women, and women and care and trouble."

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