Most people would succeed in small things if they were not troubled with great ambitions.
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Thus the bard of love departed;And, fulfilling his desire,
On his tomb the birds were feasted
By the children of the choir.
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I venerate old age and I love not the man who can look without emotion upon the sunset of life, when the dusk of evening begins to gather over the watery eye, and the shadows of twilight grow broader and deeper upon the understanding.
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Man is always more than he can know of himself; consequently, his accomplishments, time and again, will come as a surprise to him.
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Critics are sentinels in the grand army of letters, stationed at the corners of newspapers and reviews, to challenge every new author.
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So mild, so merciful, so strong, so good, So patient, peaceful, loyal, loving, pure.
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Life is real Life is earnest And death is not its goal. Dust thou art, to dust returneth, was not spoken of the soul.
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