Revenge, at first though sweet, Bitter ere long back on itself recoils.
JOHN MILTONMost men admire Virtue who follow not her lore.
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Gratitude bestows reverence, allowing us to encounter everyday epiphanies, those transcendent moments of awe that change forever how we experience life and the world.
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The martyrs shook the powers of darkness with the irresistible power of weakness.
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Peace hath her victories, no less renowned than War.
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Good, the more communicated, more abundant grows.
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Suffering for truth’s sake Is fortitude to highest victory, And to the faithful death the gate of life.
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He that hath light within their own breast, may sit in the centre and enjoy bright day.
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Awake, arise or be for ever fall’n.
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Solitude is sometimes the best society.
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Sweet is the breath of morn, her rising sweet, With charm of earliest birds.
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Solitude sometimes is best society.
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All is not lost, the unconquerable will, and study of revenge, immortal hate, and the courage never to submit or yield.
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Where no hope is left, is left no fear.
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Man hath his daily work of body or mind Appointed.
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God made thee perfect, not immutable.
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Neither prosperity nor empire nor heaven can be worth winning at the price of a virulent temper, bloody hands, an anguished spirit, and a vain hatred of the rest of the world.
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When we speak of knowing God, it must be understood with reference to man’s limited powers of comprehension. God, as He really is, is far beyond man’s imagination, let alone understanding. God has revealed only so much of Himself as our minds can conceive and the weakness of our nature can bear.
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Never can true reconcilement grow where wounds of deadly hate have pierced so deep.
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The best apology against false accusers is silence.
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Anarchy is the sure consequence of tyranny; for no power that is not limited by laws can ever be protected by them.
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You can make hell out of heaven and heaven out of hell. It’s all in the mind.
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Hard are the ways of truth, and rough to walk.
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Apt words have power to suage the tumors of a troubled mind.
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Consider first, that great or bright infers not excellence.
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The childhood shows the man, as morning shows the day.
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Better to reign in hell than serve in heav’n.
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No institution which does not continually test its ideals, techniques and measure of accomplishment can claim real vitality.
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