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London has the advantage of one of the most gloomy atmospheres in the world.

Bayard Taylor

Opportunity is rare, and a wise man will never let it go by him.
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Men Opportunity Wise
Sweeter than the stolen kiss Are the granted kisses
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Granted Kissing Stolen
The glories of the possible are ours.
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Future Glory
The most annoying of all blockheads is a well-read fool.
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Annoying Fool Wells
Mock jewelry on a woman is tangible vulgarity.
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Jewelry Tangible Taste
I love thee, I love but thee, With a love that shall not die.
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Love Old Shall You
The bravest are the most tender; the loving are the daring.
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Courage Daring Engagement
London has the advantage of one of the most gloomy atmospheres in the world.
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Atmosphere Country World
Learn to live, and live to learn, Ignorance like a fire doth burn, Little tasks make large return.
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Fire Ignorance Learning
And far and wide, in a scarlet tide, The poppy’s bonfire spread.
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Bonfire Poppies Tides
The stream from Wisdom’s well, Which God supplies, is inexhaustible.
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Streams Wells Wisdom
The aquilegia sprinkled on the rocks A scarlet rain; the yellow violet Sat in the chariot of its leaves, the phlox Held spikes of purple flame in meadows wet, And all the streams with vernal-scented reed Were fringed, and streaky bellow of miskodeed.
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Color Flame Rain Rocks Sprinkle
Those who would attain to any marked degree of excellence in a chosen pursuit must work, and work hard for it, prince or peasant.
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Excellence Hard Perseverance Work
Departed suns their trails of splendor drew Across departed summers: whispers came From voices, long ago resolved again Into the primeval Silence, and we twain, Ghosts of our present selves, yet still the same, As in a spectral mirror wandered there.
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Mirror Mirrors Self Summer Wander
To Truth’s house there is a single door, which is experience.
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Doors Experience House
Love is better than Fame.
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Better Fame Love

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