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1 " Do not be too sure, young fellows,That you are better than your ancestors. "
― William Kean Seymour , The Cats of Rome: New and Selected Poems
2 " I eat you, life; you make me living eat.- The Word "
3 " In a cool solitude of treesWhere leaves and birds a music spin,Mind that was weary is at ease,New rhythms in the soul begin.- In a Cool Solitude of Trees "
4 " Kindness is goodness hidden in the heartMore often than declared in speech.- Kindness "
5 " Kindness is in a prison till it findsRelease in words or deeds.- Kindness "
6 " This I have known, and these have come againWith echoing happiness in heart and brain;Time standing still, surrendering to meBeauty that otherwise would cease to be.- Time Stands "
7 " More congenial to me than dictatorsAre rickshaw-runners.If they break my neckIt will be by accident,Not as a matter of state policy. "
8 " Let us reach out before our life is done,Challenging fateFor one experience beneath the sunWe dare not formulate.- Experience "
