"Existence is a strange bargain. Life owes us little we owe it everything. The only true happiness comes from squandering ourselves for a purpose."
-William Cowper
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"The earth was made so various, that the mind Of desultory man, studious of change, And pleased with novelty, might be indulged.“
-William Cowper
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"God moves in a mysterious way, His wonders to perform. He plants his footsteps in the sea, and rides upon the storm."
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"Variety's the very spice of life, That gives it all its flavor."
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"How much a dunce that has been sent to roam, excels a dunce that has been kept at home."
-William Cowper
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"Absence from whom we love is worse than death, and frustrates hope severer than despair."
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"Nature is a good name for an effect whose cause is God."
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"Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself."
-Leo Tolstoy
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"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world indeed, it's the only thing that ever has."
-Margaret Mead
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"You cannot control what happens to you, but you can control your attitude toward what happens to you, and in that, you will be mastering change rather than allowing it to master you."
-Brian Tracy
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"I never want to change so much that people can't recognize me."
-Taylor Swift
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"To exist is to change, to change is to mature, to mature is to go on creating oneself endlessly."
-Henri Bergson
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"Opinions alter, manners change, creeds rise and fall, but the moral laws are written on the table of eternity."
-Lord Acton
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