"Poetry contains nothing haphazard." — William Empson

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• An error is the more dangerous in proportion to the degree of truth which it contains. — Henri Frederic Amiel
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• Your treasure house is within; it contains all you'll ever need. — Baizhang Huaihai
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• A modest garden contains, for those who know how to look and to wait, more instruction than a library. — Henri Frederic Amiel

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