Andrew Carnegie on dust
Andrew Carnegie47 quotes“I am as a speck of dust in the sun, and not even so much, in this solemn, mysterious, unknowable universe.”
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We are all made from star dust and we will all return to star dust, like a cosmic palindrome.
A. S. KingA. S. King I desired my dust to be mingled with yours Forever and forever and forever.
Ezra PoundEzra Pound If at first you don’t succeed. You can dust it off and try again. Dust yourself off and try again.
AaliyahAaliyah The troubles of our proud and angry dust are from eternity, and shall not fail. Bear them we can, and if we can we must. Shoulder the sky, my lad, and drink your ale.
A. E. HousmanA. E. Housman This is my soul skin. Born from the dust, blooming from within.
Ana SoulfulAna Soulful What is man? Hope turned to dust. No. What is man? Dust turned to hope.
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Kacey MusgravesKacey Musgraves I grabbed a pile of dust, and holding it up, foolishly asked for as many birthdays as the grains of dust, I forgot to ask that they be years of youth.
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