Be thou the rainbow in the storms of life. The evening beam that smiles the clouds away, and tints tomorrow with prophetic ray.

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Sorrow is knowledge, those that know the most must mourn the deepest, the tree of knowledge is not the tree of life.

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Truth is a gem that is found at a great depth; whilst on the surface of the world all things are weighed by the false scale of custom.

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Happiness was born a twin.

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I deny nothing, but doubt everything.

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Adversity is the first path to truth.

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Admire, exult, despise, laugh, weep for here There is such matter for all feelings: Man! Thou pendulum betwixt a smile and tear.

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What deep wounds ever closed without a scar? The hearts bleed longest, and heals but to wear That which disfigures it.

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I am acquainted with no immaterial sensuality so delightful as good acting.

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If I don't write to empty my mind, I go mad.

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