O God of earth and altar, Bow down and hear our cry, Our earthly rulers falter, Our people drift and die; The walls of gold entomb us, The swords of scorn divide, Take not thy thunder from us, But take away our pride.
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I am not absentminded. It is the presence of mind that makes me unaware of everything else.
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O God of earth and altar, Bow down and hear our cry, Our earthly rulers falter, Our people drift and die; The walls of gold entomb us, The swords of scorn divide, Take not thy thunder from us, But take away our pride.
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Lying in bed would be an altogether perfect and supreme experience if only one had a colored pencil long enough to draw on the ceiling.
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To have a right to do a thing is not at all the same as to be right in doing it.
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It is always the secure who are humble.
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You cannot love a thing without wanting to fight for it.
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Gratitude is happiness doubled by wonder.
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Hell is God’s great compliment to the reality of human freedom and the dignity of human choice.
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I may not practice what I preach but God forbid I should preach what I practice
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The greatest political storm flutters only a fringe of humanity. But an ordinary man and an ordinary woman and their ordinary children literally alter the destiny of nations.
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Passion makes every detail important.
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There is a road from the eye to the heart that does not go through the intellect.
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Tolerance is a virtue of people who don’t believe in anything anymore.
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There’s a lot of difference between listening and hearing.
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