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An aged man is but a paltry thing, a tattered coat upon a stick


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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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Men are punished by their sins, not for them.



Playmates share two gifts. You are loveable, and there is nothing to be afraid of.

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Everybody gets so much information all day long that they lose their common sense. They listen so much that they forget to be natural. This is a nice story.

Everybody gets so much information all day long that they lose their common sense. They listen so much that they forget to be natural. This is a nice story.



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It's so easy for me to fall back into depression. I think it comes with having money. I don't have to work. I could be sitting bored and depressed at home with a bag on my head.

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Remind yourself that God is with you and nothing can defeat him.

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Science and religion will meet and shake hands.

Science and religion will meet and shake hands.




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