"If belief in the miraculous revelation of the Old Testament and the New is required to make a man religious, then Franklin had no religion at all. It would be an insult to say that he believed in the popular theology of his time, or of ours, for. I find not a line from his pen indicating any such belief."

-- Theodore Parker

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“Happy birthday coz, you are the very best, I send this card, with lots and lots, of hugs, kisses and love”
“It's pretty physically unsettling, living life on a visa.”
“I canâ€™t see through clothes or anything. Just glamour skin. Except I can see through all of you, since your clothes arenâ€™t real.â€ I stopped, horrified. â€œI mean, I donâ€™t lookâ€”Itâ€™s hard to see you, and I like looking at your real face, but I donâ€™t try to see anything, becauseâ€”Oh gosh, this sounds terrible.â€ He had a funny look on his face, like he wasnâ€™t sure what to think. â€œHuh. Thatâ€™s never been an issue before. Maybe next time you could bring me some shorts.”
“A window within the soul to see Light and Magick I send with thee Be strong, be brave, make the right choice Though Darkness shouts with a terrible voice Know that I am watching from above And that always, always, the answer is love!”
“A good day for Barack Obama is anytime the dominant topic of discussion is anything but the economy.”
“It's better to take over and build upon an existing business than to start a new one.”
“Though my verse but roam the air And murmur in the trees, You may discern a purpose there, As in music of the bees.”

Source : Alfred Austin (1885). “At the Gate of the Convent: And Other Poems”
“The past is the sepulchre of our dead emotions.”

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