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I learn a great deal by merely observing you, and letting you talk as long as you please, and taking note of what you do not say.

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Where is the Life we have lost in living? Where is the wisdom we have lost in knowledge? Where is the knowledge we have lost in information?
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Knowledge Life Live Lost Wisdom
We have lingered in the chambers of the sea By sea-girls wreathed with seaweed red and brown Till human voices wake us and we drown.
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Deep Dream Fantasy Girl Human Sea Voice Wake Up
People to whom nothing has ever happened cannot understand the unimportance of events.
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Importance People Understand
The last act is the greatest treason. To do the right deed for the wrong reason.
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Act Greatness Reason Right Wrong
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
This is the way the world ends not with a bang but a whimper.
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End Theory World
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
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
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
Men dislike being awakened from their death in life.
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Death Deep Life Man
This love is silent.
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Love One Liner Silence
Except for the point, the still point, There would be no dance, and there is only the dance.
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Dance Exception
It’s not wise to violate the rules until you know how to observe them.
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Rule See Wisdom
For us, there is only the trying. The rest is not our business.
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Business Ourselves
I have heard the mermaids singing, each to each. I do not think that they will sing to me.
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Fantasy Myself Sing Thinking
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

I learn a great deal by merely observing you, and letting you talk as long as you please, and taking note of what you do not say.

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I learn a great deal by merely observing you, and letting you talk as long as you please, and taking note of what you do not say.

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