More than loud acclaim, I love Books, silence, thought, my alcove. Pangur BánPoem by Anon Irish Monk, Translated by Seamus Heaney

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  1. It is always betterto avenge dear ones than to indulge in mourning. For every one of us, living in this worldmeans waiting for our end. Let whoever canwin glory before death. When a warrior is gone, that will be his best and only bulwark.

  2. History says, Don’t hope On this side of the grave, But then, once in a lifetime The longed-for tidal wave Of justice can rise up, And hope and history rhyme

  3. If you have the words, there's always a chance that you'll find the way.

  4. All I know is a door into the dark

  5. I can't think of a case where poems changed the world, but what they do is they change people's understanding of what's going on in the world.

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