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 God doth not need Either man's work or his own gifts; who best Bear His mild yoke, they serve Him best; His state Is kingly; thousands at His bidding speed And post o'er land and ocean without rest - They also serve who only stand and wait.  The true university of these days is a collection of books. Of all the idiots I have met in my life, and the Lord knows that they have not been few or little, I think that I have been the biggest. Faith assuages, guides, restores. Too fair to worship, too divine to love. Around, around the sun we go: The moon goes round the earth. We do not die of death: We die of vertigo. The telephone is the most important single technological resource of later life. Diamonds are only lumps of coal that stuck to their jobs. We live in an ascending scale when we live happily, one thing leading to another in an endless series. Maid of Athens, ere we part, Give, oh, give me back my heart! Not in the clamor of the crowded street, Not in the shouts and plaudits of the throng, But in ourselves, are triumph and defeat. When I see joggers go by, I shout, "Jim Fixx is dead. Fats Domino lives!" If a person gives you his time, he can give you no more precious gift. Take your life in your own hands, and what happens? A terrible thing: no one to blame. He that does good for good's sake seeks neither praise nor reward, though sure of both at last. There's a time for all things. To some lawyers, all facts are created equal. It seems to me that trying to live without friends is like milking a bear to get cream for your morning coffee. It is a whole lot of trouble, and then not worth much after you get it. I feel successful when the writing goes well. This lasts five minutes. Once, when I was on the bestseller list, I also felt successful. That lasted three minutes. A house is a machine for living. 
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