History is a cyclic poem written by time upon the memories of man.
PERCY BYSSHE SHELLEYWhen the power of imparting joy is equal to the will, the human soul requires no other heaven.
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The man of virtuous soul commands not, nor obeys.
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Strange thoughts beget strange deeds.
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O, wind, if winter comes, can spring be far behind?
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And Spring arose on the garden fair, Like the Spirit of Love felt everywhere; And each flower and herb on Earth’s dark breast rose from the dreams of its wintry rest.
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When my cats aren’t happy, I’m not happy. Not because I care about their mood but because I know they’re just sitting there thinking up ways to get even.
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Government is an evil; it is only the thoughtlessness and vices of men that make it a necessary evil. When all men are good and wise, government will of itself decay.
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A poet is a nightingale, who sits in darkness and sings to cheer its own solitude with sweet sounds.
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When a thing is said to be not worth refuting you may be sure that either it is flagrantly stupid – in which case all comment is superfluous – or it is something formidable, the very crux of the problem.
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If a person’s religious ideas correspond not with your own, love him nevertheless.
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I arise from dreams of thee In the first sweet sleep of night, when the winds are breathing low, and the stars are shining bright.
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Fame, power, and gold, are loved for their own sakes – are worshipped with a blind, habitual idolatry.
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When the lamp is shattered The light in the dust lies dead – When the cloud is scattered The rainbow’s glory is shed.
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Poets, not otherwise than philosophers, painters, sculptors, and musicians, are, in one sense, the creators, and, in another, the creations, of their age.
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Love’s very pain is sweet.
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The young moon has fed Her exhausted horn With the sunset’s fire.
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