Celebrity is the chastisement of merit and the punishment of talent.

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Dogs are better than human beings because they know but do not tell.

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Behavior is what a man does, not what he thinks, feels, or believes.

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I hope you love birds too. It is economical. It saves going to heaven.

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Whenever a thing is done for the first time, it releases a little demon.

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Defrauded I a Butterfly

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Defrauded I a Butterfly—
The lawful Heir—for Thee—

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Be Mine the Doom—

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Be Mine the Doom—
Sufficient Fame—
To perish in Her Hand!

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Not

Not "Revelation"—'tis—that waits,
But our unfurnished eyes—

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The soul should always stand ajar, ready to welcome the ecstatic experience.

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Best Gains—must have the Losses' Test

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Best Gains—must have the Losses' Test—
To constitute them—Gains—

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