"To light one candle to God and another to the Devil is the principle of wisdom."
-Jose Bergamin
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"A German immersed in any civilization different from his own loses a weight equivalent in volume to the amount of intelligence he displaces."
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"Happiness is always a coincidence."
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"To sin offers repentance and forgiveness not to sin offers only punishment."
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"How sweet it is!"
-Jackie Gleason
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"We don't believe in rheumatism and true love until after the first attack."
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"I write poetry in order to live more fully."
-Judith Rodriguez
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"He fertilizes a phrase or a line of poetry for weeks and then gives birth to it in a speech."
-John Colville
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"Poetry uses the hub of a torque converter for a jello mold."
-Diane Glancy
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"Poetry asks people to have values, form opinions, care about some other part of experience besides making money and being successful on the job."
-Toi Derricotte
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"For there is a sound reasoning upon all flowers. For flowers are peculiarly the poetry of Christ."
-Christopher Smart
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"I don't know a better preparation for life than a love of poetry and a good digestion."
-Zona Gale
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