We may draw good out of evil; we must not do evil, that good may come.

We may draw good out of evil; we must not do evil, that good may come.

Those who focused on
the shock of shards
as the phoenix bird
burst from his shell
nearly missed the sight
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Those who focused on
the shock of shards
as the phoenix bird
burst from his shell
nearly missed the sight
of his wondrous maiden flight
as he soared up and away
and out of sight.

Life is weaker than death, and death is weaker than love.

Life is weaker than death, and death is weaker than love.

One might say, for example, that a patient has a kind of St Vitus's dance; a kind of dropsy; a read more

One might say, for example, that a patient has a kind of St Vitus's dance; a kind of dropsy; a kind of nerve fever; a kind of ague. One would never say, however (to end once and for all the confusion of these names) "He has St. Vitus's dance," "He has nerve fever," "He has dropsy," "He has ague," since there simply are not any fixed, unchanging diseases to be known by such names.

One who rushes madly after inordinate desire, runs the risk of encountering destruction and death.

One who rushes madly after inordinate desire, runs the risk of encountering destruction and death.

Cowards die many times before their deaths;
The valiant never taste of death but once.
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Cowards die many times before their deaths;
The valiant never taste of death but once.
Of all the wonders that I yet have heard,
It seems to me most strange that men should fear,
Seeing that death, a necessary end,
Will come when it will come.

Those that are evil have not only the good against them, but also the bad.

Those that are evil have not only the good against them, but also the bad.

In death a hero, as in life a friend!.

In death a hero, as in life a friend!.

Death-the last voyage, the longest and the best.

Death-the last voyage, the longest and the best.