Sin is too stupid to see beyond itself.

Quote by Alfred Lord Tennyson

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Dreams are true while they last, and do we not live in dreams?

Dreams are true while they last, and do we not live in dreams?

By blood a king, in heart a clown.

By blood a king, in heart a clown.

Oh that it were possible, After long grief and pain, To find the arms of...

Oh that it were possible, After long grief and pain, To find the arms of...

Gods have done a lot in the past, will do a lot in the future,...

Gods have done a lot in the past, will do a lot in the future,...

Blind and naked ignorance delivers brawling judgments, unashamed, on all things all day long

Blind and naked ignorance delivers brawling judgments, unashamed, on all things all day long

He makes no friends who never made a foe.

He makes no friends who never made a foe.

Men at most differ as Heaven and Earth, but women, worst and best, as Heaven...

Men at most differ as Heaven and Earth, but women, worst and best, as Heaven...

The same words conceal and declare the thoughts of men.

The same words conceal and declare the thoughts of men.

Knowledge comes, but wisdom lingers.

Knowledge comes, but wisdom lingers.

If I had a flower for every time I thought of you, I could walk...

If I had a flower for every time I thought of you, I could walk...

Self-reverence, self-knowledge, self-control - these three alone lead to power

Self-reverence, self-knowledge, self-control - these three alone lead to power

Authority forgets a dying king

Authority forgets a dying king

Love is the only gold.

Love is the only gold.

Better not be at all than not be noble.

Better not be at all than not be noble.

Forward, forward let us range, Let the great world spin for ever down the ringing...

Forward, forward let us range, Let the great world spin for ever down the ringing...

The older order changeth, yielding place to new, and God fulfills himself in many ways,...

The older order changeth, yielding place to new, and God fulfills himself in many ways,...

Her eyes are homes of silent prayers.

Her eyes are homes of silent prayers.

Self-reverence, self-knowledge, self-control; these three alone lead one to sovereign power.

Self-reverence, self-knowledge, self-control; these three alone lead one to sovereign power.

The Gods themselves cannot recall their gifts.

The Gods themselves cannot recall their gifts.

To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield.

To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield.