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“ Once in a century a man may be ruined or made insufferable by praise. But surely once a minute something generous dies for want of it. ”

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The distant soul can shake the distant friend's soul and make the longing felt, over untold miles.

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Only the road and the dawn, the sun, the wind, and the rain,And the watch fire under stars, and sleep, and the road again.

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I have seen flowers come in stony placesAnd kind things done by men with ugly faces,And the gold cup won by the worst horse at the races,So I trust, too.

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Christmas ought to be brought up to date,” Maria said. “It ought to have gangsters, and aeroplanes and a lot of automatic pistols.

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