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Made poetry a mere mechanic art.


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Variety's the very spice of life, That gives it all its flavor.

Variety's the very spice of life, That gives it all its flavor.



Knowledge is proud that it knows so much; wisdom is humble that it knows no more.

Knowledge is proud that it knows so much; wisdom is humble that it knows no more.



...So let us welcome peaceful evening in.

...So let us welcome peaceful evening in.



An idler is a watch that wants both hands; As useless if it goes as when it stands.

An idler is a watch that wants both hands; As useless if it goes as when it stands.



Grief is itself a medicine.

Grief is itself a medicine.



How various his employments whom the world Calls idle; and who justly in return Esteems that busy world an idler too!

How various his employments whom the world Calls idle; and who justly in return Esteems that busy world an idler too!



Knowledge and wisdom, far from being one, Have oft-times no connection. Knowledge dwells In heads replete with thoughts of other men; Wisdom in minds attentive to their own.

Knowledge and wisdom, far from being one, Have oft-times no connection. Knowledge dwells In heads replete with thoughts of other men; Wisdom in minds attentive to their own.



God moves in a mysterious way, His wonders to perform. He plants his footsteps in the sea, and rides upon the storm.

God moves in a mysterious way, His wonders to perform. He plants his footsteps in the sea, and rides upon the storm.



I pity them greatly, but I must be mum, for how could we do without sugar and rum?

I pity them greatly, but I must be mum, for how could we do without sugar and rum?



Who loves a garden loves a greenhouse too.

Who loves a garden loves a greenhouse too.





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Go slowly, so that you do not bite your tail by accident.

Go slowly, so that you do not bite your tail by accident.



El diablo no es el príncipe de la materia, el diablo es la arrogancia del espíritu, la fe sin sonrisa, la verdad jamás tocada por la duda.

El diablo no es el príncipe de la materia, el diablo es la arrogancia del espíritu, la fe sin sonrisa, la verdad jamás tocada por la duda.



Our greatest opportunities are to let go and surrender to that which is greater than our egoistic needs and desires.

Our greatest opportunities are to let go and surrender to that which is greater than our egoistic needs and desires.



New York has given me a lot, but I still don't consider it home.

New York has given me a lot, but I still don't consider it home.



Cupcakes - when you want to watch your weight, but still feel the pride that comes with eating an entire cake.

Cupcakes - when you want to watch your weight, but still feel the pride that comes with eating an entire cake.



Before my first novel, I was dating a woman who later went to prison for bashing a guy with a hammer.

Before my first novel, I was dating a woman who later went to prison for bashing a guy with a hammer.



Two million dollars is only small when you're talking about Washington, D.C.

Two million dollars is only small when you're talking about Washington, D.C.



I cherish the greatest respect towards everybody's religious obligations, no matter how comical.

I cherish the greatest respect towards everybody's religious obligations, no matter how comical.



We all have a limited amount and that it's a privilege to grow old. That's something that I think a lot of people have forgotten in this very fast-paced world where youth is overly celebrate.

We all have a limited amount and that it's a privilege to grow old. That's something that I think a lot of people have forgotten in this very fast-paced world where youth is overly celebrate.



Most bands people have side projects and it's not considered a death threat as it was say, with The Beatles.

Most bands people have side projects and it's not considered a death threat as it was say, with The Beatles.




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