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A jade curtain of
willow fronds
parts world of
green earth
from that of blue pond
A grey curtain
of read more
A jade curtain of
willow fronds
parts world of
green earth
from that of blue pond
A grey curtain
of morning mist
separates turquoise waters
from blue sky
A more slender
veil is
at the portal
hiding the paradise
of the immortal.
I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and read more
I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had to teach, and not, when I came to die, discover that I had not lived.
Death came with friendly care;
The opening bud to heaven conveyed,
And bade it blossom there.
Death came with friendly care;
The opening bud to heaven conveyed,
And bade it blossom there.
It is a far, far better thing that I do, than I have ever done; it is a far, far read more
It is a far, far better thing that I do, than I have ever done; it is a far, far better rest that I go to, than I have ever known.
There is no death! What seems so is transition; This life of mortal breath is but a suburb of the read more
There is no death! What seems so is transition; This life of mortal breath is but a suburb of the life elysian, whose portal we call Death.
Be ashamed to die until you have won some victory for humanity.
Be ashamed to die until you have won some victory for humanity.
Do not seek death. Death will find you.
But seek the road which makes death a fulfillment.
Do not seek death. Death will find you.
But seek the road which makes death a fulfillment.
Achieving life is not the equivalent of avoiding death.
Achieving life is not the equivalent of avoiding death.
It is not death, but dying, which is terrible.
It is not death, but dying, which is terrible.