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Packed in my skin from head to toe is one I know and do not know.


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And without fear the lawless roads Ran wrong through all the land.

And without fear the lawless roads Ran wrong through all the land.



The ancestral deed is thought and done, And in a million Edens fall A million Adams drowned in darkness, For small is great and great is small, And a blind seed all.

The ancestral deed is thought and done, And in a million Edens fall A million Adams drowned in darkness, For small is great and great is small, And a blind seed all.



Kindness and courage can repair time's faults, And serving him breeds patience and courtesy In us, light sojourners and passing subjects.

Kindness and courage can repair time's faults, And serving him breeds patience and courtesy In us, light sojourners and passing subjects.



The curse of Scottish literature is the lack of a whole language, which finally means the lack of a whole mind.

The curse of Scottish literature is the lack of a whole language, which finally means the lack of a whole mind.



The life of every man is an endlessly repeated performance of the life of man.

The life of every man is an endlessly repeated performance of the life of man.



There is a road that turning always Cuts off the country of Again. Archers stand there on every side And as it runstime's deer is slain, And lies where it has lain.

There is a road that turning always Cuts off the country of Again. Archers stand there on every side And as it runstime's deer is slain, And lies where it has lain.



We meet ourselves at every turn In the long country of the past.

We meet ourselves at every turn In the long country of the past.



I have observed in foolish awe The dateless mid-days of the law And seen indifferent justice done By everyone on everyone.

I have observed in foolish awe The dateless mid-days of the law And seen indifferent justice done By everyone on everyone.



Sometimes we think of the nations lying asleep, Curled blindly in impenetrable sorrow, And then the thought confounds us with its strangeness.

Sometimes we think of the nations lying asleep, Curled blindly in impenetrable sorrow, And then the thought confounds us with its strangeness.



See him, the gentle Bible beast, / With lacquered hoofs and curling mane, / His wondering journey from the East / Half done, between the rock and plain.

See him, the gentle Bible beast, / With lacquered hoofs and curling mane, / His wondering journey from the East / Half done, between the rock and plain.





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To know God, you must appreciate the salvaging will of His son. Through Christ, we become true leaders worthy of rewards!

To know God, you must appreciate the salvaging will of His son. Through Christ, we become true leaders worthy of rewards!



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I've learned through experience that life is never that bad. The secret is just paying attention to how you feel and not letting anyone else dictate what in your heart you know is right.



Now, if some panic hits me, you have to sort of be friends with your body, it's like your body will work against you.

Now, if some panic hits me, you have to sort of be friends with your body, it's like your body will work against you.



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You never want to play too vampiric or generically evil, so you look for emotions or character traits that you can relate to.



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and that, in the end, the most interesting people always leave.



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A running quarterback, to me, is safer. Because, once I got out [of the pocket], I didn?t run where there were a lot of people. I ran where there was nobody.



I think the set looks great. It's kind of like Battlestar Galactica meets like the Italian furniture fair.

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This page presents the quote "Packed in my skin from head to toe is one I know and do not know.". Author of this quote is Edwin Muir. This quote is about knowledge, toes, skins,.