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we wish for more in life rather than more of it.


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O fateful flower beside the rill- The Daffodil, the daffodil!

O fateful flower beside the rill- The Daffodil, the daffodil!



A healthful hunger for a great idea is the beauty and blessedness of life.

A healthful hunger for a great idea is the beauty and blessedness of life.



When sparrows build and the leaves break forth My old sorrow wakes and cries.

When sparrows build and the leaves break forth My old sorrow wakes and cries.



Youth! youth! how buoyant are thy hopes! they turn, like marigolds, toward the sunny side.

Youth! youth! how buoyant are thy hopes! they turn, like marigolds, toward the sunny side.



I have lived to thank God that all my prayers have not been answered.

I have lived to thank God that all my prayers have not been answered.



Crowds of bees are giddy with clover Crowds of grasshoppers skip at our feet, Crowds of larks at their matins hang over, Thanking the Lord for a life so sweet.

Crowds of bees are giddy with clover Crowds of grasshoppers skip at our feet, Crowds of larks at their matins hang over, Thanking the Lord for a life so sweet.



Her face betokened all things dear and good, The light of somewhat yet to come was there Asleep, and waiting for the opening day, When childish thoughts, like flowers would drift away.

Her face betokened all things dear and good, The light of somewhat yet to come was there Asleep, and waiting for the opening day, When childish thoughts, like flowers would drift away.



And bitter waxed the fray; Brother with brother spake no word When they met in the way.

And bitter waxed the fray; Brother with brother spake no word When they met in the way.



Man is the miracle in nature. God Is the One Miracle to man.

Man is the miracle in nature. God Is the One Miracle to man.



The moon looks upon many night flowers; the night flowers see but one moon.

The moon looks upon many night flowers; the night flowers see but one moon.





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If I don't understand you, I may be angry at you, all the time. We are not capable of understanding each other, and that is the main source of human suffering.

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Live in a dream gives numerous advantages and a dream that comes true give all the miracles we need in life

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I was the youngest of three kids, and from the age of four, singing was my way of getting attention.

I was the youngest of three kids, and from the age of four, singing was my way of getting attention.



Why are the people rebellious? Because the rulers interfere too much. Therefore they are rebellious.

Why are the people rebellious? Because the rulers interfere too much. Therefore they are rebellious.



Nature has thrown a veil of modest beauty over maidenhood and moss-roses.

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One cannot make a slave of a free person, for a free person is free even in a prison.

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