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A universe capable of giving birth to many such accidents is-- blind or not-- a good world to live in, a promising universe.
Clarence Day
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Clarence Day
Age: 61 †
Born: 1874
Born: November 18
Died: 1935
Died: December 28
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New York City
New York
Clarence Shepherd Day
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B. H. Arkwright
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Elephants suffer from too much patience. Their exhibitions of it may seem superb,-such power and such restraint, combined, are noble,-but a quality carried to excess defeats itself.
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Every maiden's weak and willin' When she meets the proper villian.
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The egg it is the source of all To everyone's ancestral hall.
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If you don't go to other men's funerals, they won't go to yours.
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When eras die, their legacies Are left to strange police. Professors in New England guard The glory that was Greece.
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Information's pretty thin stuff unless mixed with experience.
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A moderate addiction to money may not always be hurtful but when taken in excess it is nearly always bad for the health.
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The poets of each generation seldom sing a new song. They turn to themes men always have loved, and sing them in the mode of their times.
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Dogs have more love than integrity. They've been true to us, yes, but they haven't been true to themselves.
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Will and wisdom are both mighty leaders. Our times worship will.
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I was different unique and always happy. At school this attracted playground harassment. Nowadays, while I remain effervescent, quicker to perceive enmity I reserve my warmest touches and smiles for those who smolder with envy.
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The test of a civilized person is first self-awareness, and then depth after depth of sincerity in self-confrontation.
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Too many moralists begin with a dislike of reality.
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Babies are unreasonable they expect far too much of existence. Each new generation that comes takes one look at the world, thinks wildly, Is this all they've done to it? and bursts into tears.
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Ants are good citizens: they place group interests first.
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The worshipper of energy is too physically energetic to see that he cannot explore certain higher fields until he is still.
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Age should not have its face lifted, but it should rather teach the world to admire wrinkles as the etchings of experience and the firm line of character.
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