"The spirit walks of every day deceased."

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“An undevout astronomer is mad.”

“How blessings brighten as they take their flight!”

“In youth, what disappointments of our own making: in age, what disappointments from the nature of things.”

“A friend is worth all hazards we can run.”

“To frown at pleasure, and to smile in pain.”

“Virtue alone has majesty in death.”

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"You're still a relatively young man. You'll be around for a while. Make the best of it, Henry. Live every moment as fully as you can, even if all you're doing is eating a bowl of soup."

— Michael Nava

Law1954

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"For a long time I've been walking down life's road with my two pals, Bad Luck and Bad Choices. Fortunately I'm a big believer in new beginnings, new friends, and running from my problems. So one day I…"

— Elmore Leonard

Literature1925–2013

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"Plainly Hugo was the greatest man of letters of his day. It has been given to few or none to live a life so full of effort and achievement, so rich in honour and success and fame. Born almost with the…"

— William Ernest Henley

Literature1849–1903

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"Today we can see many different forms of Buddhism, such as Zen and Theravada Buddhism. All these different aspects are practices of Buddha's teachings, and all are equally precious; they are just diff…"

— Kelsang Gyatso

Literature1931–2022

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