The whole difference between construction and creation is exactly this: that a thing constructed can only be loved after it is constructed; but a thing created is loved before it exists.
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No man knows till the time comes, what depths are within him. To some men it never comes let them rest and be thankful To me, you brought it on me, you forced it and the bottom of this raging sea, striking himself upon the breast, has been heaved up ever since.
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