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"Laughter and grief join hands. Always the heart Clumps in the breast with heavy stride; The face grows lined and wrinkled like a chart, The eyes bloodshot with tears and tide. Let the wind blow, for many a man shall die."
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"It is the heart always that sees, before the head can see."
"It is the heart that makes a man rich. He is rich according to what he is, not according to what he has."
"The head learns new things, but the heart forever practices old experiences."
"One hearty laugh together will bring enemies into a closer communion of heart than hours spent on both sides in inward wrestling with the mental demon of uncharitable feeling."
"A torn jacket is soon mended; but hard words bruise the heart of a child."
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"But with exquisite breathing you smile, with satisfaction of love, And I touch you again as you tick in the silence and settle in sleep."
"Lastly, his tomb shall list and founder in the troughs of grass. And none shall speak his name."
"To make the child in your own image is a capital crime, for your image is not worth repeating. The child knows this and you know it. Consequently you hate each other."
"The body, what is it, Father, but a sign To love the force that grows us, to give back What in Thy palm is senselessness and mud?"
"Poetry is innocent, not wise. It does not learn from experience, because each poetic experience is unique."
"The good poet sticks to his real loves, those within the realm of possibility. He never tries to hold hands with God or the human race."
"Laughter and grief join hands. Always the heart Clumps in the breast with heavy stride; The face grows lined and wrinkled like a chart, The eyes bloodshot with tears and tide. Let the wind blow, for many a man shall die."
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