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See the mountains kiss high Heaven And the waves clasp one another; No sister-flower would be forgiven If it disdained its brother; And the sunlight clasps the earth, And the moonbeams kiss the sea – What is all this sweet work worth If thou kiss not me?
Percy Bysshe ShelleyPercy Bysshe Shelley 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.
Percy Bysshe ShelleyPercy Bysshe Shelley O, wind, if winter comes, can spring be far behind?
Percy Bysshe ShelleyPercy Bysshe Shelley The man of virtuous soul commands not, nor obeys.
Percy Bysshe ShelleyPercy Bysshe Shelley Strange thoughts beget strange deeds.
Percy Bysshe ShelleyPercy Bysshe Shelley 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.
Percy Bysshe ShelleyPercy Bysshe Shelley Nothing wilts faster than laurels that have been rested upon.
Percy Bysshe ShelleyPercy Bysshe Shelley Man who man would be, must rule the empire of himself.
Percy Bysshe ShelleyPercy Bysshe Shelley I love snow, snow, and all the forms of radiant frost.
Percy Bysshe ShelleyPercy Bysshe Shelley If God has spoken, why is the world not convinced.
Percy Bysshe ShelleyPercy Bysshe Shelley The great instrument of moral good is the imagination.
Percy Bysshe ShelleyPercy Bysshe Shelley Our sweetest songs are those that tell of saddest thought.
Percy Bysshe ShelleyPercy Bysshe Shelley In fact, truth cannot be communicated until it is perceived.
Percy Bysshe ShelleyPercy Bysshe Shelley First our pleasures die – and then our hopes, and then our fears – and when these are dead, the debt is due dust claims dust – and we die too.
Percy Bysshe ShelleyPercy Bysshe Shelley I pant, I sink, I tremble, I expire!
Percy Bysshe ShelleyPercy Bysshe Shelley Before man can be free, and equal, and truly wise, he must cast aside the chains of habit and superstition; he must strip sensuality of its pomp, and selfishness of its excuses, and contemplate actions and objects as they really are.
Percy Bysshe ShelleyPercy Bysshe Shelley
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We were dirt poor but we had each other. We didn’t need much to have a lot.
Brad NeatonBrad Neaton Always show kindness and love to others. Your words might be filling the empty places in someone else heart.
Alexander KandovAlexander Kandov One quick sip of your memory I let it slip, and I go on without you.
Emma SchippersEmma Schippers If the scars on my heart were visible to the naked eye, maybe you’d think twice about inflicting more.
Laura Natoli-KearneyLaura Natoli-Kearney I am getting better at forgetting you. I am slowly but steadily learning the art of forgetting you.
Juana GarciaJuana Garcia Paper and pen petrify me, for they pierce right through me, drawing deep blue blood, leaving me utterly cold.
Shreya JoshiShreya Joshi Spend time with people who get excited over even the smallest victories you earn.
Sonia SabnisSonia Sabnis I wonder if you were the poison or the antidote.
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Ziggy MarleyZiggy Marley I can never turn my back on a city that made me.
EminemEminem A beautiful city with incredible people. My thoughts are with you, Berlin.
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Ronald ReaganRonald Reagan For my city, for my family, for my friends, n for myself, all praises to God.
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