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The innocent moon, that nothing does but shine,Moves all the labouring surges of the world.


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All things by immortal power. Near of far, to each other linked are, that thou canst not stir a flower without troubling of a star.

All things by immortal power. Near of far, to each other linked are, that thou canst not stir a flower without troubling of a star.



Agnosticism is the everlasting perhaps.

Agnosticism is the everlasting perhaps.



Nothing begins, and nothing ends, That is not paid with moan; For we are born in others pain And perish in our own.

Nothing begins, and nothing ends, That is not paid with moan; For we are born in others pain And perish in our own.



The devil doesn't know how to sing, only how to howl.

The devil doesn't know how to sing, only how to howl.



Look for me in the nurseries of Heaven.

Look for me in the nurseries of Heaven.



Thou cannot stir a flower Without troubling a star.

Thou cannot stir a flower Without troubling a star.



The desolation and terror of, for the first time, realizing that the mother can lose you, or you her, and your own abysmal loneliness and helplessness without her.

The desolation and terror of, for the first time, realizing that the mother can lose you, or you her, and your own abysmal loneliness and helplessness without her.



Oh invisible, we view thee, O world intangible, we touch thee, o world unknowable, we know thee.

Oh invisible, we view thee, O world intangible, we touch thee, o world unknowable, we know thee.



A dog, I will maintain, is a very tolerable judge of beauty, as appears from the fact that any liberally educated dog does, in a general way, prefer a woman to a man.

A dog, I will maintain, is a very tolerable judge of beauty, as appears from the fact that any liberally educated dog does, in a general way, prefer a woman to a man.



The fairest things have fleetest end, Their scent survives their close: But the rose's scent is bitterness To him that loved the rose.

The fairest things have fleetest end, Their scent survives their close: But the rose's scent is bitterness To him that loved the rose.





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The only thing that may make me different from other people is I have passionate interests outside of work.

The only thing that may make me different from other people is I have passionate interests outside of work.



The readers and the hearers like my books, And yet some writers cannot them digest; But what care I? for when I make a feast, I would my guests should praise it, not the cooks.

The readers and the hearers like my books, And yet some writers cannot them digest; But what care I? for when I make a feast, I would my guests should praise it, not the cooks.



You know, God will give favor to anyone who will believe Him. Every day you should confess that you have favor everywhere you go. God will begin to open doors that you wouldn't believe.

You know, God will give favor to anyone who will believe Him. Every day you should confess that you have favor everywhere you go. God will begin to open doors that you wouldn't believe.



Life gets harder the smarter you get, the more you know.

Life gets harder the smarter you get, the more you know.



Are there any celebs I'd like to meet? I'd love to meet the Dalai Lama.

Are there any celebs I'd like to meet? I'd love to meet the Dalai Lama.



I think you take a job, you owe it as much passion as the job itself demands. And most jobs demand that you be totally committed.

I think you take a job, you owe it as much passion as the job itself demands. And most jobs demand that you be totally committed.



And turns out, it's not Republicans throwing granny off a cliff... It's the Fed!?

And turns out, it's not Republicans throwing granny off a cliff... It's the Fed!?



I don't really do pranks any more. I have a laugh in the dressing room here, where it's safe, and the guys don't go to the papers and tell them what I've done.

I don't really do pranks any more. I have a laugh in the dressing room here, where it's safe, and the guys don't go to the papers and tell them what I've done.



Bush told me, he doesn't watch TV ... though it's untrue that he doesn't read the newspapers.

Bush told me, he doesn't watch TV ... though it's untrue that he doesn't read the newspapers.



If all men were to bring their miseries together in one place, most would be glad to take each his own home again rather than take a portion out of the common stock.

If all men were to bring their miseries together in one place, most would be glad to take each his own home again rather than take a portion out of the common stock.




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