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To do the useful thing, to say the courageous thing, to contemplate the beautiful thing: that is enough for one man’s life.

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Of lovers whose bodies smell of each other Who think the same thoughts without need of speech
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Body Lover Need Talk Thinking True Love
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
I will show you fear in a handful of dust.
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Fear Myself Yourself
Genuine poetry can communicate before it is understood.
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Communication Poetry Understand
Humankind cannot bear very much reality.
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Humanity Reality
I have seen the moment of my greatness flicker, and I have seen the eternal Footman hold my coat, and snicker, and in short, I was afraid.
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Fear Greatness Moments Myself See
In my end is my beginning.
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Beginning End Myself
It will do you no harm to find yourself ridiculous. Resign yourself to be the fool you are. We must always take risks. That is our destiny.
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Destiny Fools Harm Ourselves Risk Yourself
We shall not cease from exploration And the end of all our exploring Will be to arrive where we started And know the place for the first time.
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End Ourselves Place Start Time Travel
Humor is also a way of saying something serious.
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Humor Serious
There is no feeling, except the extremes of fear and grief, that does not find relief in music.
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Fear Feeling Grief Music
There is one who remembers the way to your door: Life you may evade, but Death you shall not.
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Death Life Oneself Remember Yourself
Where does one go from a world of insanity? Somewhere on the other side of despair.
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Sanity Suffering World
Love is most nearly itself When here and now cease to matter.
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Deep Love
Men dislike being awakened from their death in life.
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Death Deep Life Man
There’s no vocabulary For love within a family, love that’s lived in But not looked at, love within the light of which All else is seen, the love within which All other love finds speech. This love is silent.
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Deep Family Light Love See Silence Talk

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