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The wise speak only of what they know

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His grief he will not forget; but it will not darken his heart, it will teach him wisdom.
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Darkness Forget Grief Heart Himself Teaching Wisdom
End? No, the journey doesn’t end here. Death is just another path. One that we all must take.
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Death End Journey Path
Even the smallest person can change the course of the future
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Change Future Person
The world is full enough of hurts and mischances without wars to multiply them.
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Enough War World
Do you wish me a good morning, or mean that it is a good morning whether I want it or not; or that you feel good this morning; or that it is a morning to be good on?
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Feeling Goodness Morning Myself Yourself
All that is gold does not glitter, Not all those who wander are lost.
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Gold Lost Travel
Oft hope is born when all is forlorn.
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Born Hope
All that is gold does not glitter, Not all those who wander are lost; The old that is strong does not wither, Deep roots are not wrecked by the frost.
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Gold Lost Old Philosophy Strong
I will not say: do not weep; for not all tears are an evil.
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Evil Myself Tears
The road goes ever on and on
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Road Travel
Voiceless it cries, Wingless flutters, toothless bites, mouthless mutters.
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Animal Death Voice Wings
I don’t know half of you half as well as I should like; and I like less than half of you half as well as you deserve.
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Deserve Myself Philosophy Yourself
May it be a light to you in dark places, when all other lights go out.
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Darkness Light Yourself
It is perilous to study too deeply the arts of the Enemy, for good or for ill.
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Art Enemy Goodness Sick
Don’t adventures ever have an end? I suppose not. Someone else always has to carry on on the story.
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Adventure Carry End Story
I come from under the hill, and under the hills and over the hills my paths led. And through the air, I am he that walks unseen.
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Himself Myself Path See Walk

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