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It is precisely because we resist the darkness in ourselves that we miss the depths of the loveliness, beauty, brilliance, creativity, and joy that lie at our core.

Thomas Moore

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Thomas Moore
Born: 1779
Born: May 28
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Like the stain'd web that whitens in the sun, grow pure by being purely shone upon.
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Rich and rare were the gems she wore, And a bright gold ring on her hand she bore.
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The many great gardens of the world, of literature and poetry, of painting and music, of religion and architecture, all make the point as clear as possible: The soul cannot thrive in the absence of a garden. If you don't want paradise, you are not human and if you are not human, you don't have a soul.
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Go where we may, rest where we will, Eternal London haunts us still.
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Silence is not an absence of sound but rather a shifting of attention toward sounds that speak to the soul.
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Came but for friendship, and took away love.
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