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Man may dismiss compassion from his heart, but God never will



Toil for the brave! The brave that are no more.



How various his employments whom the world Calls idle; and who justly in return Esteems that busy world an idler too!



Meditation here may think down hours to moments. Here the heart may give a useful lesson to the head and learning wiser grow without his books



Grief is itself a med'cine.



Glory built on selfish principles, is shame and guilt.



An idler is a watch that wants both hands; As useless if it goes as when it stands.



How various his employments whom the world Calls idle; and who justly in return Esteems that busy world an idler too!



Man may dismiss compassion from his heart, but God never will.



Gardening imparts an organic perspective on the passage of time.



Uncertainty and expectation are the joys of life. Security is an insipid thing.



All affectation; 'tis my perfect scorn; Object of my implacable disgust



Ye who, borne about in chariots and sedans know no fatigue but that of idleness.



England with all thy faults, I love thee still-- My country! and, while yet a nook is left Where English minds and manners may be found, Shall be constrained to love thee.



Reasoning at every step he treads, Man yet mistakes his way, Whilst meaner things, whom instinct leads, Are rarely known to stray.








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