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There is no pleasure without a tincture of bitterness.

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We have not come here to take prisoners But to surrender ever more deeply To freedom and joy.
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Choice Freedom Joy Prison Spiritual Surrender
Start seeing everything as God, But keep it a secret.
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God Hide Religious Secret See Start
Dear Ones, Beware of the tiny gods frightened men Create To bring anesthetic relief to their sad days.
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Creation God Men relief Sadness Wisdom
Words have no language which can utter the secrets of love; and beyond the limits of expression is the expounding of desire.
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Beyond Desire Expression Limitation Love Secret Word
Start seeing everything as God, But keep it a secret.
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God Hide Religious Secret See Start
The only friends who are free from cares are the goblet of wine and a book. Give me wine…that I may for a time forget the cares of the world.
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Book Care Forget Freedom Friendship Time Wine World
What is the root of all these words? One thing: Love. But a love so deep and sweet it needed to express itself with scents, sounds, colors that never before existed.
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Deep Existence Expression Love Need Root Sound Word
It is written on the gate of heaven: Nothing in existence is more powerful than destiny. And destiny brought you here, to this page, which is part of your ticket-as all things are-to return to God.
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Destiny Existence God Heaven Powerful Return Spiritual Writing
Fear is the cheapest room in the house. I would like to see you living in better conditions.
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The Truth has shared so much of Itself with me That I can no longer call myself A man, a woman, an angel, Or even pure Soul.
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Angel Man Purity Soul Spiritual Truth Wisdom Woman
Tis writ on Paradise’s gate, Woe to the dupe that yields to fate!
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Destiny Fate
Stay close to anything that makes you glad you are alive.
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Alive Close Inspirational Stay Yourself
A poet is someone Who can pour Light into a spoon, Then raise it To nourish Your beautiful parched, holy mouth.
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Beautiful Light Poet Religious Yourself
People say that the soul, on hearing the song of creation, entered the body, but in reality the soul itself was the song.
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Body Creation Inspiration People Reality Song Soul
Come Dance with Me , come dance.
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Company Dance Love Myself Relationship
The small man builds cages for everyone he knows While the sage, who has to duck his head when the moon is low, Keeps dropping keys all night long For the beautiful rowdy prisoners.
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Beautiful Build Difference Man Night Prison Saint Spiritual Wisdom

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