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Immature poets imitate; mature poets steal.

T. S. Eliot

There is no feeling, except the extremes of fear and grief, that does not find relief in music.
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Fear Feeling Grief Music
We must not cease from exploration. And the end of all our exploring will be to arrive where we began and to know the place for the first time.
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Exploration Place Time Travel
Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go.
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Inspirational Possible Risk
For us, there is only the trying. The rest is not our business.
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Business Ourselves
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
Except for the point, the still point, There would be no dance, and there is only the dance.
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Dance Exception
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
Most of the evil in this world is done by people with good intentions.
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Evil Goodness Intention People World
I have measured out my life in coffee spoons.
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Life Myself
There is one who remembers the way to your door: Life you may evade, but Death you shall not.
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Death Life Oneself Remember Yourself
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
There’s no vocabulary For love within a family, love that’s lived in But not looked at, love within the light of which All else is seen, the love within which All other love finds speech. This love is silent.
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Deep Family Light Love See Silence Talk
Television is a medium of entertainment which permits millions of people to listen to the same joke at the same time, and yet remain lonesome.
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Joke Listen Lonely People
Where does one go from a world of insanity? Somewhere on the other side of despair.
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Sanity Suffering World
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
Of lovers whose bodies smell of each other Who think the same thoughts without need of speech
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Body Lover Need Talk Thinking True Love

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