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Men think highly of those who rise rapidly in the world; whereas nothing rises quicker than dust, straw, and feathers.

Lord Byron

Tis the perception of the beautiful, A fine extension of the faculties, Platonic, universal, wonderful, Drawn from the stars, and filtered through the skies, Without which life would be extremely dull
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Beautiful Extension Faculties Fine Perception
The great object of life is Sensation – to feel that we exist – even though in pain – it is this “craving void” which drives us to gaming – to battle – to travel – to intemperate but keenly felt pursuits of every description whose principal attraction is the agitation inseparable from their accomplishment.
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Crave Drive Even Exist Feel Game Great Life Object Pain Sensation Though Void
Friendship may, and often does, grow into love, but love never subsides into friendship.
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Friendship Love May Often Susbside
Man is in part divine, A troubled stream from a pure source.
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Divine Form Man Part Pure Soul Steam Trouble
Eternity forbids thee to forget.
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Eternity Forbids Forget Thee
What should I have known or written had I been a quiet, mercantile politician or a lord in waiting? A man must travel, and turmoil, or there is no existence.
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Been Known Lord Mercantile Politician Wait Written
It is useless to tell one not to reason but to believe; you might as well tell a man not to wake but sleep.
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Belive Man might Reason Sleep Tell Useless Wake Well
Who falls from all he knows of bliss, Cares little into what abyss.
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Abyss Bliss Care Fall Into Know Little
There are four questions of value in life, Don Octavio. What is sacred? Of what is the spirit made? What is worth living for and what is worth dying for? The answer to each is the same. Only love.
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Dying Four Living Made Question Sacred Spirit Value Worth
And gentle winds and waters near, make music to the lonely ear.
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Ear Gentle Lobely Make Music Near Water Wind
If from society we learn to live, solitude should teach us how to die.
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Die Learn Society Solitude Teach
Where there is mystery, it is generally suspected there must also be evil.
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Also Evil Generally Must Mystery Suspect
I slept and dreamt that life was beauty; I woke and found that life was duty.
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Beauty Dreamt Duty Found Life Slep Woke
We have fools in all sects, and impostors in most; why should I believe mysteries no one can understand, because written by men who chose to mistake madness for inspiration and style themselves Evangelicals?
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All Believe Chose Fool Impostors Men Most Mystery Sect Understand Written
Love will find a way through paths where wolves fear to prey.
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Fear Find Love Path Prey Way Wolve
What deep wounds ever closed without a scar?
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Close Deep Ever Scar Without Wound

Men think highly of those who rise rapidly in the world; whereas nothing rises quicker than dust, straw, and feathers.

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