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Every experience is a paradox in that it means to be absolute, and yet is relative; in that it somehow always goes beyond itself and yet never escapes itself.

T. S. Eliot

Books. Cats. Life is good.
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Book Goodness Life
The last act is the greatest treason. To do the right deed for the wrong reason.
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Act Greatness Reason Right Wrong
It’s not wise to violate the rules until you know how to observe them.
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Rule See Wisdom
Sometimes things become possible if we want them bad enough.
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Bad Enough Possible
Only by acceptance of the past, can you alter it
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Acceptance Past
You are the music while the music lasts.
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Last Music Yourself
Time for you and time for me, And time yet for a hundred indecisions, And for a hundred visions and revisions, Before the taking of a toast and tea.
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Decision Time Vision Yourself
We must not cease from exploration. And the end of all our exploring will be to arrive where we began and to know the place for the first time.
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Exploration Place Time Travel
Where is the wisdom we have lost in knowledge? Where is the knowledge we have lost in information?
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Deep Knowledge Lost Wisdom
This is one moment, / But know that another / Shall pierce you with a sudden painful joy.
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Joy Moments Oneself Pain
Love is most nearly itself When here and now cease to matter.
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Deep Love
We read many books, because we cannot know enough people.
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Book Enough People Reading
If you aren’t in over your head, how do you know how tall you are?
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Knowledge Yourself
Every experience is a paradox in that it means to be absolute, and yet is relative; in that it somehow always goes beyond itself and yet never escapes itself.
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Beyond Escape Experience
Except for the point, the still point, There would be no dance, and there is only the dance.
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Dance Exception
Immature poets imitate; mature poets steal.
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