Death is the king of this world: 'Tis his park where he breeds life to feed him. Cries of pain are music for his banquet.

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It is never too late to be what you might have been.

It is never too late to be what you might have been.

The golden moments in the stream of life rush past us and we see nothing but sand, the angels come

The golden moments in the stream of life rush past us and we see nothing but sand, the angels come to visit us and we only know them when they are gone.

An ass may bray a good while before he shakes the stars down.

An ass may bray a good while before he shakes the stars down.

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A toddling little girl is a centre of common feeling which makes the most dissimilar people understand each other.

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