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T. S. Eliot Quotes: Poetry is not an assertion of truth, but the making of that truth more fully real to us.
         

Poetry is not an assertion of truth, but the making of that truth more fully real to us.


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If we really want to pray we must first learn to listen, for in the silence of the heart God speaks.



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I learn a great deal by merely observing you, and letting you talk as long as you please, and taking note of what you do not say.



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Finding a way to live the simple life is one of life's supreme complications.



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