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The living can assist the imagination of the dead.


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There are no strangers here; Only friends you haven't yet met.

There are no strangers here; Only friends you haven't yet met.



There is another world, but it is in this one.

There is another world, but it is in this one.



Do not wait to strike till the iron is hot; but make it hot by striking.

Do not wait to strike till the iron is hot; but make it hot by striking.



The Irishman sustains himself during brief periods of joy by the knowledge that tragedy is just around the corner.

The Irishman sustains himself during brief periods of joy by the knowledge that tragedy is just around the corner.



Come Fairies, take me out of this dull world, for I would ride with you upon the wind and dance upon the mountains like a flame!

Come Fairies, take me out of this dull world, for I would ride with you upon the wind and dance upon the mountains like a flame!



But I, being poor, have only my dreams; I have spread my dreams under your feet; Tread softly because you tread on my dreams.

But I, being poor, have only my dreams; I have spread my dreams under your feet; Tread softly because you tread on my dreams.



By logic and reason we die hourly; by imagination we live.

By logic and reason we die hourly; by imagination we live.



Think like a wise man but communicate in the language of the people.

Think like a wise man but communicate in the language of the people.



What man does not understand, he fears; and what he fears, he tends to destroy.

What man does not understand, he fears; and what he fears, he tends to destroy.



One man loved the pilgrim soul in you, And loved the sorrows of your changing face.

One man loved the pilgrim soul in you, And loved the sorrows of your changing face.





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To sit in the shade on a fine day and look upon verdure is the most perfect refreshment.



Men always do leave off really thinking, when the last bit of wild animal dies in them.

Men always do leave off really thinking, when the last bit of wild animal dies in them.



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You have all died many times before and none of you look the worse for it.



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Grief is a sign that we loved something more than ourselves. . . . Grief makes us worthy to suffer with the rest of the world.



There is for a free man no occupation more worthy and delightful than to contemplate the beauteous works of nature and honor the infinite wisdom and goodness of God.

There is for a free man no occupation more worthy and delightful than to contemplate the beauteous works of nature and honor the infinite wisdom and goodness of God.



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I know why superman left krypton. Earth was the only place where he could get steriods!



To have a choice at all is to be free - even when the choice is between two terrible things.

To have a choice at all is to be free - even when the choice is between two terrible things.



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Each day life sends you chances to learn, grow and step into your best. Don't miss them.




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