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It’s not wise to violate the rules until you know how to observe them.

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For I have known them all already, known them all—Have known the evenings, mornings, afternoons, I have measured out my life with coffee spoons.
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Evening Life Morning Myself
If you aren’t in over your head, how do you know how tall you are?
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Knowledge Yourself
For us, there is only the trying. The rest is not our business.
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Business Ourselves
Television is a medium of entertainment which permits millions of people to listen to the same joke at the same time, and yet remain lonesome.
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Joke Listen Lonely People
Immature poets imitate; mature poets steal.
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Growth Poet
Except for the point, the still point, There would be no dance, and there is only the dance.
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Dance Exception
I learn a great deal by merely observing you, and letting you talk as long as you please, and taking note of what you do not say.
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Greatness Learning Let Go Myself
Sometimes things become possible if we want them bad enough.
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Bad Enough Possible
music heard so deeply That it is not heard at all, but you are the music While the music lasts.
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Deep Last Music
Do I dare Disturb the universe?
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Dare Myself World
What is hell? Hell is oneself. Hell is alone, the other figures in it Merely projections. There is nothing to escape from And nothing to escape to. One is always alone.
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Alone Escape Hell Oneself Philosophy Spiritual
Some editors are failed writers, but so are most writers.
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Failure Writing
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
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
An election is coming. Universal peace is declared and the foxes have a sincere interest in prolonging the lives of the poultry.
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Election Fake Live Peace Politics
It’s not wise to violate the rules until you know how to observe them.
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