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When nations grow old the Arts grow cold And commerce settles on every tree


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To see a world in a grain of sand And a heaven in a wild flower, Hold infinity in the palm of your hand, And eternity in an hour.

To see a world in a grain of sand And a heaven in a wild flower, Hold infinity in the palm of your hand, And eternity in an hour.



In the universe, there are things that are known, and things that are unknown, and in between, there are doors.

In the universe, there are things that are known, and things that are unknown, and in between, there are doors.



If the doors of perception were cleansed everything would appear to man as it is, infinite.

If the doors of perception were cleansed everything would appear to man as it is, infinite.



The man who never alters his opinions is like standing water, and breeds reptiles of the mind.

The man who never alters his opinions is like standing water, and breeds reptiles of the mind.



He who kisses joy as it flies by will live in eternity's sunrise.

He who kisses joy as it flies by will live in eternity's sunrise.



The person who does not believe in miracles surely makes it certain that he or she will never take part in one.

The person who does not believe in miracles surely makes it certain that he or she will never take part in one.



Make your own rules or be a slave to another man's.

Make your own rules or be a slave to another man's.



And we are put on earth a little space, That we may learn to bear the beams of love.

And we are put on earth a little space, That we may learn to bear the beams of love.



Enlightenment means taking full responsibility for your life.

Enlightenment means taking full responsibility for your life.



Do what you will this life's a fiction, And is made up of contradiction.

Do what you will this life's a fiction, And is made up of contradiction.





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It is a little ironic that one thing a babysitter should not do is sit on a baby.

It is a little ironic that one thing a babysitter should not do is sit on a baby.



There is always more surface to a shattered object than a whole.

There is always more surface to a shattered object than a whole.



I envy my dad and his faith. I envy all people who have someone to beseech, who know where they're going, who sleep under the fluffy white comforter of belief.

I envy my dad and his faith. I envy all people who have someone to beseech, who know where they're going, who sleep under the fluffy white comforter of belief.



Only by taking Jesus' example into every part of our lives will we be able to win in life.

Only by taking Jesus' example into every part of our lives will we be able to win in life.



How did you die?" "We er....drowned in a bathtub." "All three of you?" "It was a big bathtub.

How did you die?" "We er....drowned in a bathtub." "All three of you?" "It was a big bathtub.



I follow my instincts and my excitement.

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The day I got a hit off (Sandy) Koufax was when he knew it was all over.

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