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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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I thought that the light-house looked lovely as hope, That star on life's tremulous ocean.
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T'is the last rose of summer, Left blooming alone.
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All that's bright must fade, The brightest still the fleetest All that's sweet was made But to be lost when sweetest.
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