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Sweet as the tender fragrance that survives,When martyred flowers breathe out their little lives,Sweet as a song that once consoled our pain,But never...more

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If we could read the secret history of our enemies we should find in each man's life sorrow and suffering enough to disarm all hostility.

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Thought takes man out of servitude, into freedom.

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A single conversation across the table with a wise man is better than ten years mere study of books.

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And in despair I bowed my head;"There is no peace on earth," I said;"For hate is strong,And mocks the songOf peace on earth, good-will to men!"Then pe...more

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The life of a man consists not in seeing visions and in dreaming dreams, but in active charity and in willing service.

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The love of learning, the sequestered nooks,And all the sweet serenity of books

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Think of your woods and orchards without birds!Of empty nests that cling to boughs and beamsAs in an idiot's brain remembered wordsHang empty 'mid the...more

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Music is the universal language of mankind.

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The love of learning, the sequestered nooks, And all the sweet serenity of books.

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I have you fast in my fortress,And will not let you depart,But put you down into the dungeon,In the round-tower of my heart,And there will I keep you ...more

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Every man has his secret sorrows which the world knows not and often times we call a man cold when he is only sad.

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Kind hearts are the gardens, Kind thoughts are the roots, Kind words are the flowers, Kind deeds are the fruits, Take care of your garden And keep out...more

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Be still, sad heart! and cease repining;Behind the clouds is the sun still shining

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Be still, sad heart! and cease repining;Behind the clouds is the sun still shining;Thy fate is the common fate of all,Into each life some rain must fa...more