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Of all the inventions of man I doubt whether any was more easily accomplished than that of a Heaven
On earth there is no heaven, but there are pieces of it
The true paradises are the lost paradises
I should have no use for a paradise in which I should be deprived of the right to prefer hell
A fool's paradise is a wise man's hell!
Paradise was made for tender hearts; hell, for loveless hearts
In heaven all the interesting people are missing
Sweet Mercy! to the gates of heaven
This minstrel lead, his sins forgiven;
The rueful conflict, the heart riven
With vain endeavour,
And memory of Earth's bitter leaven
Effaced forever.
This minstrel lead, his sins forgiven;
The rueful conflict, the heart riven
With vain endeavour,
And memory of Earth's bitter leaven
Effaced forever.
Thoughts suggested on the Banks of the Nith
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On Anger: "For every minute you remain angry, you give up sixty seconds of peace of mind."
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On Destiny: "Our destiny exercises its influence over us even when, as yet, we have not learned its nature: it is our future that lays down the law of our today."
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On Friendship: "A crowd is not company; and faces are but a gallery of pictures; and talk but a tinkling cymbal, where there is no love."
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