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James Matthew Barrie: A safe but...

James Matthew Barrie: A safe but...

A safe but sometimes chilly way of recalling the past is to force open a crammed drawer. If you are searching for...

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James Matthew Barrie: God gave us...

James Matthew Barrie: God gave us...

God gave us memory that we might have roses in December.

Source: In Quotable...

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James Matthew Barrie: That is ever...

James Matthew Barrie: That is ever...

That is ever the way. 'Tis all jealousy to the bride and good wishes to the corpse.

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James Matthew Barrie: The best place...

James Matthew Barrie: The best place...

The best place a person can die, is where they die for others.

Source: In The...

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J B Priestley: As we read...

J B Priestley: As we read...

As we read the school reports on our children, we realize a sense of relief that can rise to delight that thank Heaven...

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George Herbert: A lean compromise...

George Herbert: A lean compromise...

A lean compromise is better than a fat lawsuit.

Source: In Webster's Electronic...

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George Farquhar: Twas for the...

George Farquhar: Twas for the...

'Twas for the good of my country that I should be abroad. Anything for the good of one's country - I'm a Roman for...

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Brendan Behan: I was courtmartialled...

Brendan Behan: I was courtmartialled...

I was courtmartialled in my absence, and sentenced to death in my absence, so I said they could shoot me in my...

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Brendan Behan: The most important...

Brendan Behan: The most important...

The most important things to do in the world are to get something to eat, something to drink and somebody to love...

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William Wordsworth: From low to...

William Wordsworth: From low to...

From low to high doth dissolution climb.

Source: Ecclesiastical Sonnets, III. 34,...

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William Wordsworth: The human mind...

William Wordsworth: The human mind...

The human mind is capable of excitement without the application of gross and violent stimulants; and he must have a...

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William Wordsworth: Behold the child...

William Wordsworth: Behold the child...

Behold the child among his new-born blisses,
A six-years' darling of a pigmy size!


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William Wordsworth: Hence in a...

William Wordsworth: Hence in a...

Hence in a season of calm weather
Though inland far we be,
Our souls have sight of that immortal sea
Which...

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William Wordsworth: Some sipping punch,...

William Wordsworth: Some sipping punch,...

Some sipping punch, some sipping tea,
But, as you by their faces see,
All silent and all...

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William Wordsworth: Brothers all<br>In honour,...

William Wordsworth: Brothers all
In honour,...

Brothers all
In honour, as in one community,
Scholars and gentlemen.


Source:...

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William Wordsworth: Science appears but...

William Wordsworth: Science appears but...

Science appears but what in truth she is,
Not as our glory and our absolute boast,
But as a succedaneum, and a...

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William Wordsworth: One impulse from...

William Wordsworth: One impulse from...

One impulse from a vernal wood
May teach you more of man,
Of moral evil and of good,
Than all the ages...

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William Wordsworth: Characters of the...

William Wordsworth: Characters of the...

Characters of the great Apocalypse,
The types and symbols of Eternity,
Of first, and last, and midst, and...

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William Wordsworth: Thou unassuming common-place<br>Of...

William Wordsworth: Thou unassuming common-place
Of...

Thou unassuming common-place
Of Nature, with that homely face.


Source: To the...

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Oscar Wilde: Better the rule...

Oscar Wilde: Better the rule...

Better the rule of One, whom all obey,
Than to let clamorous demagogues betray
Our freedom with the kiss of...

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