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To Truth’s house there is a single door, which is experience.

Bayard Taylor

The maxims tell you to aim at perfection, which is well; but it’s unattainable, all the same.
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Aim Perfection Unattainable
The Poet’s leaves are gathered one by one, In the slow process of the doubtful years.
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Poet Process Years
Love’s humility is love’s true pride.
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Humility Love Pride True
An enthusiastic desire of visiting the Old World haunted me from early childhood. I cherished a presentiment, amounting almost to belief, that I should one day behold the scenes, among which my fancy had so long wandered.
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Childhood Desire Long
Fame is what you have taken, / Character’s what you give; / When to this truth you waken, / Then you begin to live.
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Character Giving Taken
Labor, you know, is prayer.
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Know Labor Prayer
Opportunity is rare, and a wise man will never let it go by him.
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Men Opportunity Wise
The loving are the daring.
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Daring Engagement Love
Melrose is the finest remaining specimen of Gothic architecture in Scotland. Some of the sculptured flowers in the cloister arches are remarkably beautiful and delicate, and the two windows – the south and east oriels – are of a lightness and grace of execution really surprising.
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Beautiful Flower Scotland
The healing of the world is in its nameless saints. Each separate star seems nothing, but a myriad scattered stars break up the night and make it beautiful.
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Beautiful Healing Stars
Peace the offspring is of Power.
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Offspring Peace
Pansies in soft April rains Fill their stalks with honeyed sap Drawn from Earth’s prolific lap.
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Earth Rain Sap
Eccentricity is developed monomania.
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Develop Eccentricity Monomania
And rest, that strengthens unto virtuous deeds, Is one with Prayer.
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Deeds Prayer Virtuous
The most annoying of all blockheads is a well-read fool.
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Annoying Fool Wells
I know I am–that simplest bliss The millions of my brothers miss. I know the fortune to be born, Even to the meanest wretch they scorn.
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Bliss Brother Missing

To Truth’s house there is a single door, which is experience.

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