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Time present and time past are both perhaps present in time future And time future contained in time past.

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Distracted from distraction by distraction
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Distraction One Liner Philosophy
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
Except for the point, the still point, There would be no dance, and there is only the dance.
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Dance Exception
The very existence of libraries affords the best evidence that we may yet have hope for the future of man
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Best Evidence Existence Future Hope Library Man
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
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
People to whom nothing has ever happened cannot understand the unimportance of events.
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Importance People Understand
Sometimes things become possible if we want them bad enough.
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Bad Enough Possible
This is one moment, / But know that another / Shall pierce you with a sudden painful joy.
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Joy Moments Oneself Pain
These fragments I have shored against my ruins
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Myself Pieces Ruin
Most of the evil in this world is done by people with good intentions.
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Evil Goodness Intention People World
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
To do the useful thing, to say the courageous thing, to contemplate the beautiful thing: that is enough for one man’s life.
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Beautiful Courage Enough Life Man
Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go.
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Inspirational Possible Risk
We shall not cease from exploration And the end of all our exploring Will be to arrive where we started And know the place for the first time.
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End Ourselves Place Start Time Travel
The purpose of literature is to turn blood into ink.
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Ink Literature Poet Purpose

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