In a world of prayer, we are all equal in the sense that each of us is a unique person, with a unique perspective on the world, a member of a class of one.

Quote by W H Auden

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We are all here on earth to help others; what on earth the others are...

We are all here on earth to help others; what on earth the others are...

Sob, heavy world Sob as you spin, Mantled in mist Remote from the happy.

Sob, heavy world Sob as you spin, Mantled in mist Remote from the happy.

Hemingway is terribly limited. His technique is good for short stories, for people who meet...

Hemingway is terribly limited. His technique is good for short stories, for people who meet...

Some writers confuse authenticity, which they ought always to aim at, with originality, which they...

Some writers confuse authenticity, which they ought always to aim at, with originality, which they...

History is, strictly speaking, the study of questions; the study of answers belongs to anthropology...

History is, strictly speaking, the study of questions; the study of answers belongs to anthropology...

The image of myself which I try to create in my own mind in order...

The image of myself which I try to create in my own mind in order...

God bless the USA, so large, so friendly, and so rich.

God bless the USA, so large, so friendly, and so rich.

No hero is immortal till he dies

No hero is immortal till he dies

Perhaps there is only one cardinal sin: impatience. Because of impatience we were driven out...

Perhaps there is only one cardinal sin: impatience. Because of impatience we were driven out...

A verbal art like poetry is reflective; it stops to think. Music is immediate, it...

A verbal art like poetry is reflective; it stops to think. Music is immediate, it...

A poet is, before anything else, a person who is passionately in love with language.

A poet is, before anything else, a person who is passionately in love with language.

A real book is not one that we read, but one that reads us.

A real book is not one that we read, but one that reads us.

Men will pay large sums to whores for telling them they are not bores.

Men will pay large sums to whores for telling them they are not bores.

It takes little talent to see what lies under one's nose, a good deal to...

It takes little talent to see what lies under one's nose, a good deal to...

A false enchantment can all too easily last a lifetime.

A false enchantment can all too easily last a lifetime.

If equal affection cannot be, let the more loving be me.

If equal affection cannot be, let the more loving be me.

Thousands have lived without love, not one without water.

Thousands have lived without love, not one without water.

Health is the state about which medicine has nothing to say

Health is the state about which medicine has nothing to say

Even people who aren't sick may not have optimal wellness.

Even people who aren't sick may not have optimal wellness.

The healthy man does not torture others - generally it is the tortured who turn...

The healthy man does not torture others - generally it is the tortured who turn...

Nursing would be a dream job if there were no doctors.

Nursing would be a dream job if there were no doctors.