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Heaven know its time; the bullet has its billet.

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Some feelings are to mortals given With less of earth in them than heaven.
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Feeling Heaven Mortal
Who, like ambition, lures men to their ruin.
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Ambition Deep Man Ruin
Heaven know its time; the bullet has its billet.
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Heaven Time
Many of our cares are but a morbid way of looking at our privileges
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Care Ourselves Privelege
And better had they ne’er been born, Who read to doubt, or read to scorn.
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Born Doubt Reading
November’s sky is chill and drear, November’s leaf is red and sear.
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Change Nature Season Sky
Hurry no man’s cattle; you may come to own a donkey yourself.
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Animal Man Yourself
The chain of friendship, however bright, does not stand the attrition of constant close contact.
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Deep Friendship
As long as the Fates permit, live cheerfully.
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Fate Happiness Live
Will future ages believe that such stupid bigotry ever existed!
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Age Believe Existence Stupidity
Welcome as the flowers in May.
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Flower May
Commend me to sterling honesty though clad in rags.
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Honesty Myself
Credit is like a looking-glass, which when once sullied by a breath, may be wiped clear again; but if once cracked can never be repaired.
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Breathe Deep Repair
If you once turn on your side after the hour at which you ought to rise, it is all over. Bolt up at once.
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Rise Yourself
Crystal and hearts would lose all their merit in the world if it were not for their fragility.
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Deep Heart Lose World
Do not Christians and Heathens, and Jews and Gentiles, and poets and philosophers, unite in allowing the starry influences?
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Philosophy Poet Religious Unity

Heaven know its time; the bullet has its billet.

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