"But not gold in commercial quantities, Just enough……" — Robert Frost
"But not gold in commercial quantities, Just enough gold to make the engagement rings And marriage rings of those who owned the farm. What gold more innocent could one have asked for?"
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385 Quotes by Robert Frost
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If the day ever comes when they know who They are, they may know better where they are.
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The old dog barks backward without getting up I can remember when he was a pup.
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What you want, what you're hanging around in the world waiting for, is for something to occur to you.
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The difference between a man and his valet: they both smoke the same cigars, but only one pays for them.
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I hold it to be the inalienable right of anybody to go to hell in his own way.
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Suddenly, quietly, you realize that - from this moment forth - you will no longer walk through this life alone.…
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Butterflies...flowers that fly and all but sing.
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