Foolish men imagine that, because judgment for an evil thing is delayed, there is no justice, but only accident here below. Judgment for an evil thing is many times delayed some day or two, some century or two, but it is sure as life, it is sure as death.

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In books lies the soul of the whole past time.

In books lies the soul of the whole past time.

A loving heart is the beginning of all knowledge.

A loving heart is the beginning of all knowledge.

Music is well said to be the speech of angels.

Music is well said to be the speech of angels.

This world after all our science and sciences is still a miracle wonderful inscrutable magical and

This world, after all our science and sciences, is still a miracle, wonderful, inscrutable, magical and more to whosoever will think of it.

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    We travel not to escape life, but for life not to escape us.

    We travel not to escape life, but for life not to escape us.

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