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There is an eloquence in true enthusiasm.
Experience has shown, and a true philosophy will always show, that a vast, perhaps the larger, portion of truth arises from the seemingly irrelevant.
If you run out of ideas follow the road; you'll get there
Stupidity is a talent for misconception.
It is a happiness to wonder; - it is a happiness to dream.
Perversity is the human thirst for self-torture.
There are chords in the hearts of the most reckless which cannot be touched without emotion.
The Masque of the Red Death
To elevate the soul, poetry is necessary.
I do not suffer from insanity, I enjoy every minute of it.
With me poetry has not been a purpose, but a passion.
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On Anger: "For every minute you remain angry, you give up sixty seconds of peace of mind."
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On Destiny: "Our destiny exercises its influence over us even when, as yet, we have not learned its nature: it is our future that lays down the law of our today."
Human, All Too Human
Human, All Too Human
On Friendship: "A crowd is not company; and faces are but a gallery of pictures; and talk but a tinkling cymbal, where there is no love."
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