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The depth of darkness to which you can descend and still live is an exact measure of the height to read more
The depth of darkness to which you can descend and still live is an exact measure of the height to which you can aspire to reach.
Even a small star shines in the darkness.
Even a small star shines in the darkness.
The guilty one is not he who commits the sin, but the one who causes the darkness.
The guilty one is not he who commits the sin, but the one who causes the darkness.
Truly, it is in darkness that one finds the light, so when we are in sorrow, then this light is read more
Truly, it is in darkness that one finds the light, so when we are in sorrow, then this light is nearest of all to us.
In darkness one may be ashamed of what one does, without the shame of disgrace
In darkness one may be ashamed of what one does, without the shame of disgrace
The charm dissolves apace;
And as the morning steals upon the night,
Melting the darkness, so their read more
The charm dissolves apace;
And as the morning steals upon the night,
Melting the darkness, so their rising senses
Begin to chase the ignorant fumes that mantle
Their clearer reason.
Yet from those flames
No light, but rather darkness visible.
Yet from those flames
No light, but rather darkness visible.
The waves were dead; the tides were in their grave,
The Moon, their Mistress, had expired before;
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The waves were dead; the tides were in their grave,
The Moon, their Mistress, had expired before;
The winds were wither'd in the stagnant air,
And the clouds perish'd; darkness had no need
Of aid from them--she was the Universe.
