People, like nails, lose their effectiveness when they lose direction and begin to bend.
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I see the rainbow in the sky, the dew upon the grass I see them, and I ask not why they glimmer or they pass. With folded arms I linger not to call them back twere vain In this, or in some other spot, I know theyll shine again.
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Men, like nails, lose their usefulness when they lose their direction and begin to bend.
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