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“He drew a circle that shut me out-
Heretic, rebel, a thing to flout.
But love and I had the wit to win:
We drew a circle and took him In!”
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Heretic, rebel, a thing to flout.
But love and I had the wit to win:
We drew a circle and took him In!”
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“Depend upon it, sir, when a man knows he is to be hanged in a fortnight, it concentrates his mind wonderfully.”
― The Life of Samuel Johnson LL.D. Vol 3
― The Life of Samuel Johnson LL.D. Vol 3
“My heart is moved by all I cannot save:
so much has been destroyed
I have to cast my lot with those
who age after age, perversely,
with no extraordinary power,
reconstitute the world.”
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so much has been destroyed
I have to cast my lot with those
who age after age, perversely,
with no extraordinary power,
reconstitute the world.”
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“Let her and Falsehood grapple; who ever knew Truth put to the worse in a free and open encounter?”
― Areopagitica
― Areopagitica
“For all your years prepare,
And meet them ever alike;
When you are the anvil, bear--
When you are the hammer, strike.
”
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And meet them ever alike;
When you are the anvil, bear--
When you are the hammer, strike.
”
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