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    But I, in the chilling twilight stand and wait
    At the portcullis, at thy castle gate,
    Longing to see the charmed door of dreams
    Turn on its noiseless hinges, delicate sleep!

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The sleep of a labouring man is sweet, whether he eat little or
much: but the abundance of the read more

The sleep of a labouring man is sweet, whether he eat little or
much: but the abundance of the rich will not suffer him to
sleep.

by Bible Found in: Sleep Quotes,
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[Sleep is] the golden chain that ties health and our bodies together.

[Sleep is] the golden chain that ties health and our bodies together.

by Thomas Dekker Found in: Sleep Quotes,
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Life is something that happens when you can't get to sleep.

Life is something that happens when you can't get to sleep.

by Fran Lebowitz Found in: Sleep Quotes,
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Sleep is good, death is better; but of course, the best thing would to have never been born at all

Sleep is good, death is better; but of course, the best thing would to have never been born at all

by Heinrich Heine Found in: Sleep Quotes,
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Since the Brother of Death daily haunts us with dying mementoes.

Since the Brother of Death daily haunts us with dying mementoes.

by Sir Thomas Browne Found in: Sleep Quotes,
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What probing deep
Has ever solved the mystery of sleep?

What probing deep
Has ever solved the mystery of sleep?

by Thomas Bailey Aldrich Found in: Sleep Quotes,
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Many things--such as loving, going to sleep, or behaving unaffectedly--are done worst when we try hardest to do them.

Many things--such as loving, going to sleep, or behaving unaffectedly--are done worst when we try hardest to do them.

by C.s. Lewis Found in: Sleep Quotes,
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Still believe that ever round you
Spirits float who watch and wait;
Nor forget the twain who read more

Still believe that ever round you
Spirits float who watch and wait;
Nor forget the twain who found you
Sleeping nigh the Golden Gate.

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Perhaps I am a bear, or some hibernating animal underneath, for the instinct to be half asleep all winter is read more

Perhaps I am a bear, or some hibernating animal underneath, for the instinct to be half asleep all winter is so strong in me.

by Anne Morrow Lindbergh Found in: Sleep Quotes,
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