"I dwell no more in Arcady, But when the sky is blue with May, And birds are blithe and winds are free, I know what message is for me, For I have been in Arcady."

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Source : Louise Chandler Moulton (1908). “The Poems and Sonnets of Louise Chandler Moulton ...”

Louise Chandler Moulton

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“Sometimes we push ourselves. We take a workout and we use it as a way to crack open our shell, let the pain rush in and push out the stagnant wounds of the heart. Sometimes a workout sets you free.”
“There is no better way of elevating the novel than by making it into a construct which contains ideas.”
“Strike them and strike evil so that evil will be defeated.”

Source : Saddam Hussein's Speech on State-run Iraqi Television, March 24, 2003.
“Real relationships - the kind that were supposed to last but never did - were more trouble than they were worth.”
“At spare moments in the day, make it a point to contemplate the loss of whatever you value in life. It can make you realize, if only for a time, how lucky you are - how much you have to be thankful for, almost regardless of your circumstances...”

Source : "A Guide to the Good Life: The Ancient Art of Stoic Joy". Book by William Braxton Irvine, October 7, 2008.
“When I have learned to love God better than my earthly dearest, I shall love my earthly dearest better than I do now.”
“Well, sir, if things are real, theyâ€™re there all the time." "Are they?" said the Professor; and Peter did not quite know what to say.”
“Take responsibility for your last bad decision, and then let it go. Don't blame others or make excuses for yourself.”

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