The whole difference between construction and creation is exactly this: that a thing constructed can only be loved after it is constructed, but a thing created is loved before it exists.

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The pain of parting is nothing to the joy of meeting again.

The pain of parting is nothing to the joy of meeting again.

There are books of which the backs and covers are by far the best parts.

There are books of which the backs and covers are by far the best parts.

Vices are sometimes only virtues carried to excess!

Vices are sometimes only virtues carried to excess!

Dignity and even holiness too sometimes are more questions of coat and waistcoat than some people i

Dignity, and even holiness too, sometimes are more questions of coat and waistcoat than some people imagine.

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