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Look too on this poor planet of ours, Torn by the storms of mysterious powers, Evil contending with good from its birth, Wrenching in battle the heartstrings of earth, – Ah! what infinities circle us here, Strangeness and wonderment swathing the sphere!Martin Farquhar Tupper
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Well-timed silence hath more eloquence than speech.Martin Farquhar Tupper
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A good book is the best of friends, the same today and forever.Martin Farquhar Tupper
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God, from a beautiful necessity, is Love.Martin Farquhar Tupper
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If thou art master to thyself, circumstances shall harm thee little.Martin Farquhar Tupper
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A babe in the house is a well-spring of pleasure, a messenger of peace and love, a resting place for innocence on earth, a link between angels and men.Martin Farquhar Tupper