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“Abide with me; fast falls the eventide; The darkness deepens; Lord, with me abide; When other helpers fail, and comforts flee, Help of the helpless, O, abide with me. Swift to its close ebbs out life's little day; Earth's joys grow dim, its glories pass away; Change and decay in all around I see; O Thou, who changest not, abide with me.”
Source : Henry Francis Lyte (1868). “Miscellaneous Poems”, p.297
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“It seems with every match I win, I get better-looking to other people.”
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“All Paradise opens! Let me die eating ortolans to the sound of soft music!”
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“Can you see air you breathe? Can you see the force that moves the tides or changes the seasons or sends the birds to a winter haven?" Her eyes welled. "Can Rome with all its knowledge be so foolish? Oh Marcus, you can't carve God in stone. You can't limit him to a temple. You can't imprison him on a mountaintop. Heaven is his throne; earth, his footstool. Everything you see is his. Empires will rise and empires will fall. Only God prevails.”
Source : Francine Rivers (2012). “Mark of the Lion Gift Collection: Gift Collection”, p.361, Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.
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“Artillery adds dignity, to what would otherwise be an ugly brawl.”
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“Good night, then - sleep to gather strength for the morning. For the morning will come. Brightly will it shine on the brave and true, kindly on all who suffer for the cause, glorious upon the tombs of heroes. Thus will shine the dawn.”
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“Living means taking chances. Risks. Playing safe all the time is being dead inside, even if you happen to still be breathing.”
Source : Ellen Hopkins (2011). “Perfect”, p.603, Simon and Schuster
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“Amongst black people, you have always heard it said that once a black man reaches a certain level, especially if you are an entertainer, you get a white trophy woman. I didn't make that up.”
