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As virtuous men pass mildly away, and whisper to their souls to go, whilst some of their sad friends do say, the breath goes now, and some say no.

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Love, all alike, no season knows, nor clime, nor hours, days, months, which are the rags of time.

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Any man's death diminishes me, because I am involved in Mankind; And therefore never send to know for whom the bell tolls; it tolls for thee.

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Pleasure is none, if not diversified.

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When one man dies, one chapter is not torn out of the book, but translated into a better language.

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Love is agrowing, to full constant light; and his first minute, after noon, is night.

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Affliction is a treasure, and scarce any man hath enough of it.

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Reason is our soul's left hand, Faith her right.

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More than kisses, letters mingle souls.

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And new Philosophy calls all in doubt, the element of fire is quite put out; the Sun is lost, and the earth, and no mans wit can well direct him where to look for it.

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Come live with me, and be my love, And we will some new pleasures prove, Of golden sands, and crystal brooks, With silken lines, and silver hooks.

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Death be not proud, though some have called thee Mighty and dreadful, for thou art not so. For, those, whom thou think'st thou dost overthrow. Die not, poor death, nor yet canst thou kill me.

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Cease to inquire what the future has in store, and take as a gift whatever the day brings forth.

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A picture is a poem without words. Art

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With silence favor me. (Favete Linguis)

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Your own safety is at stake when your neighbor's house is in flames.

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Think to yourself that every day is your last the hour to which you do not look forward will come as a welcome surprise.

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Why do you hasten to remove anything which hurts your eye, while if something affects your soul you postpone the cure until next year?

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Good sense is both the first principal and the parent source of good writing.

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Knowledge without education is but armed injustice.

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