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It seems so much easier in these days to live morally than to live beautifully. Lots of us manage to exist for years without ever sinning against society, but we sin against loveliness every hour of the day.

Evelyn Underhill

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Evelyn Underhill
Age: 65 †
Born: 1875
Born: December 6
Died: 1941
Died: June 15
Novelist
Poet
Writer
Much
Easier
Loveliness
Every
Days
Beautifully
Years
Hours
Morally
Society
Lots
Seems
Manage
Ever
Hour
Live
Sin
Without
Exist
Sinning

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