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To know how to grow old is the master work of wisdom, and one of the most difficult chapters in the great art of living.

Herman Melville

Stay true to the dreams of thy youth.
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Dreams One Liner True Youth
The poor man wants many things; the covetous man, all.
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Man Material Poor
Beneath those stars is a universe of gliding monsters.
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Glide Monster Stars Universe
Of all the preposterous assumptions of humanity over humanity, nothing exceeds most of the criticisms made on the habits of the poor by the well-housed, well- warmed, and well-fed.
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Assumption Criticisms Humanity Poor Rich
You know nothing till you know all; which is the reason we never know any thing.
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Knowledge Ourselves Reason Wisdom
There is nothing so slipperily alluring as sadness; we become sad in the first place by having nothing stirring to do; we continue in it, because we have found a snug sofa at last.
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Charming Comfortable Empty Sadness Unknown
We cannot live only for ourselves. A thousand fibers connect us with our fellow men.
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Connection Leaving Ourselves Togetherness
Dream tonight of peacock tails, Diamond fields and spouter whales. Ills are many, blessing few, But dreams tonight will shelter you.
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Bird Blessing Dreams Home Shelter Sick View Yourself
An utterly fearless man is a far more dangerous comrade than a coward.
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Coward Dangerous Fear Friendship Man
I know not all that may be coming, but be it what it will, I’ll go to it laughing.
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Come Known Laughter Myself Willing
Man is a money-making animal, which propensity too often interferes with his benevolence.
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Animal Interfere Man Money
Thou hast evoked in me profounder spells than the evoking one, thou face! For me, thou hast uncovered one infinite, dumb, beseeching countenance of mystery, underlying all the surfaces of visible time and space.
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Dumb Evolution Face Infinite Space Surface Talk Time
Only the man who says no is free
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Freedom Man One Liner
To know how to grow old is the master work of wisdom, and one of the most difficult chapters in the great art of living.
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Art Greatness Growth Known Life Master Old Wisdom Work
Old age is always wakeful; as if, the longer linked with life, the less man has to do with aught that looks like death.
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Age Death Life Man Old Wake Up
Thinking is, or ought to be, a coolness and a calmness; and our poor hearts throb, and our poor brains beat too much for that.
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Brain Calm Cool Heart Ourselves Thinking

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