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 I wish our clever young poets would remember my homely definitions of prose and poetry; that is, prose - words in their best order; poetry - the best words in their best order.  No country can act wisely simultaneously in every part of the globe at every moment of time. Love is the only effective counter to death. O wild, dark flower of woman, Deep rose of my desire, An Eastern wizard made you Of earth and stars and fire. Things alter for the worse spontaneously, if they be not altered for the better designedly. Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle. - Plato Life is the game that must be played: This truth at least, good friends, we know; So live and laugh, nor be dismayed As one by one the phantoms go. Judges are apt to be naive, simple-minded men. Love Canada or give it back. Proud people breed sad sorrows for themselves. to be nobody but yourself- in a world which is doing its best, night and day, to make you everybody else - means to fight the hardest battle which any human being can fight, and never stop fighting. Some people go through life trying to find out what the world holds for them only to find out too late that it's what they bring to the world that really counts. A straight path never leads anywhere except to the objective. Prayer in the sense of petition, asking for things, is a small part of it; confession and penitence are its threshold, adoration its sanctuary, the presence and vision and enjoyment of God its bread and wine. A good marksman may miss. Praise is the only gift for which people are really grateful. As long as I have a want, I have a reason for living. Satisfaction is death. My wife converted me to religion. I never believed in hell until I married her. Opportunities multiply as they are seized; they die when neglected. Life is a long line of opportunities. It has been discovered experimentally that you can draw laughter from an audience anywhere in the world, of any class or race, simply by walking on a stage and uttering the words "I am a married man." 
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