No bird has ever uttered note That was not in some first bird's throat; Since Eden's freshness and man's fall No rose has been original.
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There must be such a thing as a child with average ability, but you can't find a parent who will admit that it is his child.
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To keep the heart unwrinkled, to be hopeful, kindly, cheerful, reverent - that is to triumph over old age.
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The man who suspects his own tediousness is yet to be born.
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