Potter is jealous of potter, and craftsman of craftsman; and the poor have a grudge against the poor, and the poet against the poet.
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Words, words, words...once, I had the gift...I could make love out of words as a potter makes cups out of clay love that overthrows empires, love that binds two hearts together come hellfire and brimstone...I could cause a riot in a nunnery...but now...I have lost my gift. It's as if my quill is broken. As if the organ of the imagination has dried up. As if the proud tower of my genius has collapsed. Nothing comes.
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Enter Stranger, but take heed Of what awaits the sin of greed For those who take but do not earn, Must pay dearly in there turn. So if you seek beneath our floors A treasure that was never yours, Thief, you have been warned, Beware Of finding more than treasure there.
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I am optimistic and confident in all that I do. I affirm only the best for myself and others. I am the creator of my life and my world. I meet daily challenges gracefully and with complete confidence. I fill my mind with positive, nurturing, and healing thoughts.
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The trick, William Potter, is not minding that it hurts.
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Thank goodness I was never sent to school it would have rubbed off some of the originality.
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All outward forms of religion are almost useless, and are the causes of endless strife . Believe there is a great power silently working all things for good, behave yourself, and never mind the rest.
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Politics is still crucially important. Our choices are vital, and we've got to make them, and not just say, 'Oh, they're all the same.' They are all the same in certain ways, alas -- a political animal is such an animal. But lurking somewhere behind their rhetoric and their spittle are important choices that we should make.
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If you want to know what a man's like, take a good look at how he treats his inferiors, not his equals.
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I shall have the veil withdrawn and be allowed to gaze unblinded on the narrow limits of my own possibilities.
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It does not do to dwell on dreams, and forget to live
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The road to success has many tempting parking places.
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It is our choices, Harry, that make us who we are
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Human nature constitutes a part of the evidence in every case.
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There is no good and evil, there is only power and those too weak to seek it.
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