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For whatever is truly wondrous and fearful in man, never yet was put into words or books.
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Let America first praise mediocrity even, in her children, before she praises... the best excellence in the children of any other land.
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To the last, I grapple with thee; From Hell's heart, I stab at thee; For hate's sake, I spit my last breath…
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They talk of the dignity of work. The dignity is in leisure.
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Dream tonight of peacock tails, Diamond fields and spouter whales. Ills are many, blessing few, But dreams tonight will shelter you.
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No philosophers so thoroughly comprehend us as dogs and horses.
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All wars are boyish, and are fought by boys.
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See with what entire freedom the whaleman takes his handful of lamps-often but old bottles and vials, though. ... He burns, too,…
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You cannot spill a drop of American blood without spilling the blood of the whole world.... We are not a nation, so…
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He says NO! In thunder; but the Devil himself cannot make him say yes.
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Why, ever since Adam, who has got to the meaning of this great allegory - the world? Then we pygmies must be…
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Prayer draws us near to our own souls.
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When you're in love you never really know whether your elation comes from the qualities of the one you love, or if…
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Conscience: self-esteem with a halo.
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Be aware that a halo has to fall only a few inches to be a noose.
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Hypocrisy: prejudice with a halo.
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A cat has a reputation to protect. If it had a halo, it would be worn cocked to one side.
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If a cat had a halo, it would probably wear it around it's tail. It makes a statement.
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We were preparing not Peace only, but Eternal Peace. There was about us the halo of some divine mission. We were bent…
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My soul gave me good counsel, teaching me to love. Love was for me a delicate thread stretched between two adjacent pegs,…
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And a face above mine, white and beautiful, eyes as large as the moon. You saved me. A hand on my cheek,…
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Those circumstances, which to the dim eye of Jacob's faith wore a hue so somber, were at that very moment developing and…
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What, after all,is a halo? It's only one more thing to keep clean.
— Christopher Fry
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I cannot worship the hippie, diaper, halo Christ because I cannot worship a guy I can beat up.
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