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Feb. 24th, 2013 at 12:26 PM
Love and desire and hate.
I think they have no portion in us after
We pass the gate."
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"...Better to weave in the web of life
A bright and golden filling,
And do God's will with a ready heart
And hands that are swift and willing,
Than to tear the delicate silver threads
Of our curious lives asunder,
And then Heav'n blame for the tangled ends,
And watch and grieve and wonder."
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The hour of departure has arrived, and we go our separate ways, I to die, and you to live. Which of these two is better only God knows.”
― Socrates
These are from longer poems, I'll find the second one for you: here it is, "The Golden Side": http://med-cat.livejournal.com/588923.html
And here's something along the same lines as Socrates' remark:
http://med-cat.livejournal.com/625854.html