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We had the experience but missed the meaning. And approach to the meaning restores the experience in a different form.

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What we call the beginning is often the end. And to make an end is to make a beginning. The end is where we start from.
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Beginning Deep End Philosophy Start
Immature poets imitate; mature poets steal.
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Growth Poet
Humankind cannot bear very much reality.
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Humanity Reality
It will do you no harm to find yourself ridiculous. Resign yourself to be the fool you are. We must always take risks. That is our destiny.
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Destiny Fools Harm Ourselves Risk Yourself
Time present and time past are both perhaps present in time future And time future contained in time past.
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Past Present Science Time
Do I dare Disturb the universe?
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Dare Myself World
April is the cruelest month, breeding lilacs out of the dead land, mixing memory and desire, stirring dull roots with spring rain.
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Death Desire Flower Memories Rain Season Spring
Success is relative. It is what we make of the mess we have made of things.
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Mess Success
Time for you and time for me, And time yet for a hundred indecisions, And for a hundred visions and revisions, Before the taking of a toast and tea.
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Decision Time Vision Yourself
Every experience is a paradox in that it means to be absolute, and yet is relative; in that it somehow always goes beyond itself and yet never escapes itself.
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Beyond Escape Experience
An election is coming. Universal peace is declared and the foxes have a sincere interest in prolonging the lives of the poultry.
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Election Fake Live Peace Politics
For last year’s words belong to last year’s language and next year’s words await another voice.
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Change Language Voice Word
We do not pass through the same door twice Or return to the door through which we did not pass.
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Philosophy Place Travel
I read, much of the night, and go south in the winter.
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Myself Night Reading
I have seen the moment of my greatness flicker, and I have seen the eternal Footman hold my coat, and snicker, and in short, I was afraid.
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Fear Greatness Moments Myself See
For I have known them all already, known them all—Have known the evenings, mornings, afternoons, I have measured out my life with coffee spoons.
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Evening Life Morning Myself

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