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Robert Herrick Quotes: A little saint best fits a little shrine, A little prop best fits a little vine, As my small cruse best fits my little wine.
         

A little saint best fits a little shrine, A little prop best fits a little vine, As my small cruse best fits my little wine.


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The glorious lamp of heaven, the sun.

The glorious lamp of heaven, the sun.



That age is best which is the first When youth and blood are warmer.

That age is best which is the first When youth and blood are warmer.



Then be not coy, but use your time; And while ye may, go marry: For having lost but once your prime, You may for ever tarry.

Then be not coy, but use your time; And while ye may, go marry: For having lost but once your prime, You may for ever tarry.



But ne'er the rose without the thorn.

But ne'er the rose without the thorn.



Bid me despair, and I'll despair,Under that cypress tree;Or bid me die, and I will dareE'en Death, to die for thee.

Bid me despair, and I'll despair,Under that cypress tree;Or bid me die, and I will dareE'en Death, to die for thee.



Bid me to love, and I will give a loving heart to thee.

Bid me to love, and I will give a loving heart to thee.



What though the sea be calm? trust to the shore, Ships have been drown'd, where late they danc'd before.

What though the sea be calm? trust to the shore, Ships have been drown'd, where late they danc'd before.



Conquer we shall, but, we must first contend! It's not the fight that crowns us, but the end.

Conquer we shall, but, we must first contend! It's not the fight that crowns us, but the end.



He loves his bonds who, when the first are broke, Submits his neck into a second yoke.

He loves his bonds who, when the first are broke, Submits his neck into a second yoke.



Fain would I kiss my Julia's dainty leg, Which is as white and hairless as an egg.

Fain would I kiss my Julia's dainty leg, Which is as white and hairless as an egg.





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In the West many Christians have an abundance of material possessions, yet they live in a backslidden state.

In the West many Christians have an abundance of material possessions, yet they live in a backslidden state.



Gloria was still talking, something about how shooting people was in a sense safer than making art, in terms of avoiding serious lapses in taste.

Gloria was still talking, something about how shooting people was in a sense safer than making art, in terms of avoiding serious lapses in taste.



My goal is to show girls that I'm fighting so they don't have to, so they don't have to fight the same battles, so they don't have to fight for wage equality or whatever it may be.

My goal is to show girls that I'm fighting so they don't have to, so they don't have to fight the same battles, so they don't have to fight for wage equality or whatever it may be.



Instinct perfected is a faculty of using and even constructing organized instruments intelligence perfected is the faculty of making and using unorganized instruments.

Instinct perfected is a faculty of using and even constructing organized instruments intelligence perfected is the faculty of making and using unorganized instruments.



Unless a design is infused with a personality - and by that, I mean mine or someone else who really understands what design is all about - it will never, ever have any mystery.

Unless a design is infused with a personality - and by that, I mean mine or someone else who really understands what design is all about - it will never, ever have any mystery.



The stunt guys are absolutely brilliant, but all this stuff [a scene] always looks better when you do it yourself.

The stunt guys are absolutely brilliant, but all this stuff [a scene] always looks better when you do it yourself.



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Biological knowledge is doubling every five years.



There is a close relationship between flowers and convicts. The fragility and delicacy of the former are of the same nature as the brutal insensitivity of the latter.

There is a close relationship between flowers and convicts. The fragility and delicacy of the former are of the same nature as the brutal insensitivity of the latter.



The old know what they want; the young are sad and bewildered.

The old know what they want; the young are sad and bewildered.



You shall have joy, or you shall have power, said God; you shall not have both.

You shall have joy, or you shall have power, said God; you shall not have both.




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