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We till shadowed days are done, We must weep and sing Duty's conscious wrong, The Devil in the clock


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We are all here on earth to help others; what on earth the others are here for I don't know.



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We would rather be ruined than changed. We would rather die in our dread than climb the cross of the moment and let our illusions die.



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Civilizations should be measured by the degree of diversity attained and the degree of unity retained.



Herds of reindeer move across Miles and miles of golden moss

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All sins tend to be addictive, and the terminal point of addiction is damnation.

All sins tend to be addictive, and the terminal point of addiction is damnation.



'Healing,' Papa would tell me, 'is not a science, but the intuitive art of wooing nature.'

'Healing,' Papa would tell me, 'is not a science, but the intuitive art of wooing nature.'



Few people take an interest in Iceland, but in those few the interest is passionate.

Few people take an interest in Iceland, but in those few the interest is passionate.



No good opera plot can be sensible, for people do not sing when they are feeling sensible.

No good opera plot can be sensible, for people do not sing when they are feeling sensible.





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