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    Spontaneously to God should turn the soul,
    Like the magnetic needle to the pole;
    But what were that intrinsic virtue worth,
    Suppose some fellow, with more zeal than knowledge,
    Fresh from St. Andrew's College,
    Should nail the conscious needle to the north?

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A little leaven leaveneth the whole lump.

A little leaven leaveneth the whole lump.

by Bible Found in: Influence Quotes,
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If it were in my power, I would be wiser; but a newly felt power
carries me off in read more

If it were in my power, I would be wiser; but a newly felt power
carries me off in spite of myself; love leads me one way, my
understanding another.
[Lat., Si possem sanior essem.
Sed trahit invitam nova vis; aliudque Cupido,
Mens aliud.]

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If the nose of Cleopatra had been shorter, the whole face of the
earth would have been changed.

If the nose of Cleopatra had been shorter, the whole face of the
earth would have been changed.

by Blaise Pascal Found in: Influence Quotes,
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So when a great man dies,
For years beyond our ken,
The light he leaves behind him read more

So when a great man dies,
For years beyond our ken,
The light he leaves behind him lies
Upon the paths of men.

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The work an unknown good man has done is like a vein of water
flowing hidden underground, secretly making read more

The work an unknown good man has done is like a vein of water
flowing hidden underground, secretly making the ground green.

by Thomas Carlyle Found in: Influence Quotes,
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Lay ye down the golden chain
From Heaven, and pull at its inferior links
Both Goddesses and read more

Lay ye down the golden chain
From Heaven, and pull at its inferior links
Both Goddesses and Gods.

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The very room, coz she was in,
Seemed warm f'om floor to ceilin'.

The very room, coz she was in,
Seemed warm f'om floor to ceilin'.

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By the golden chain Homer meant nothing else than the sun.

By the golden chain Homer meant nothing else than the sun.

by Plato Found in: Influence Quotes,
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He raised a mortal to the skies;
She drew an angel down.

He raised a mortal to the skies;
She drew an angel down.

by John Dryden Found in: Influence Quotes,
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