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Another night I dreamed I heard heavenly music sounding in my ears, and a flock of sheep was gathering round it. When… — Joanna Southcott Copy Share Image
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As in our lives so also in our studies, it is most becoming and most wise, so to temper gravity with cheerfulness,… — Pliny the Elder Copy Share Image
“Love is the path, and love is the goal. Love is the alpha and the omega, the beginning and the end. Love… — Swami Dhyan Giten Copy Share Image
You, your families, your friends and your countries are to be exterminated by the common decision of a few brutal but powerful… — Bertrand Russell Copy Share Image
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Days and nights passed over this despair of flesh, but one morning he awoke, looked (with calm now) at the blurred things… — Jorge Luis Borges Copy Share Image
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Instead of viewing God as one who helps me accomplish my purposes, it is now my joy to help God accomplish the… — Philip Gulley Copy Share Image
For as long as I can remember, I have loved snow and ice. As a result, I have spent most of my… — Lonnie Dupre Copy Share Image
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O Winter! ruler of the inverted year, . . . I crown thee king of intimate delights, Fireside enjoyments, home-born happiness, And… — William Cowper Copy Share Image
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