The bird of wisdom flies low, and seeks her food under hedges the eagle himself would be starved if he always soared aloft and against the sun.
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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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We often fancy that we suffer from ingratitude, while in reality we suffer from self-love.
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