Truth is a gem that is found at a great depth; whilst on the surface of the world all things are weighed by the false scale of custom.
LORD BYRONTruth is a gem that is found at a great depth; whilst on the surface of the world all things are weighed by the false scale of custom.
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O thou beautiful And unimaginable ether! and Ye multiplying masses of increased And still increasing lights! what are ye? what Is this blue wilderness of interminable Air, where ye roll along, as I have seen
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Friendship is Love without his wings!
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The heart will break, but broken live on.
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You gave me the key to your heart, my love, then why did you make me knock?
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Man is in part divine, A troubled stream from a pure source.
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What deep wounds ever closed without a scar?
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Till taught by pain, men know not water’s worth.
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To have joy, one must share it.
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But what is Hope? Nothing but the paint on the face of Existence; the least touch of truth rubs it off, and then we see what a hollow-cheeked harlot we have got hold of.
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This is to be mortal, And seek the things beyond mortality.
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There is something pagan in me that I cannot shake off. In short, I deny nothing, but doubt everything.
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All who joy would win must share it. Happiness was born a Twin.
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The best prophet of the future is the past.
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The dew of compassion is a tear.
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All tragedies are finished by a death, All comedies are ended by a marriage.
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