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The only thing a man knows is himself.

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Alexander Smith
Age: 36 †
Born: 1830
Born: December 31
Died: 1867
Died: January 5
Poet
Cille Mheàrnaig
Thing
Men

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Love is but the discovery of ourselves in others, and the delight in the recognition.
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Good-humor and, generosity carry day with the popular heart all the world over.
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To have to die is a distinction of which no man is proud.
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To be occasionally quoted is the only fame I care for.
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We bury love Forgetfulness grows over it like grass: That is a thing to weep for, not the dead.
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In my garden I spend my days, in my library I spend my nights. My interests are divided between my geraniums and my books. With the flower I am in the present with the book I am in the past.
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