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Quote by Thomas Traherne
A little grit in the eye destroyeth the sight of the very heavens,

A little grit in the eye destroyeth the sight of the very heavens, and a little malice or envy a world of joys. One wry principle in the mind is of infinite consequence. – Thomas Traherne

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This moment exhibits infinite space, but there is a space also wherein all moments are infinitely exhibited, and the everlasting duration of infinite space is another region and room of joys. – Thomas Traherne

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Your enjoyment of the world is never right, till every morning you awake in Heaven: see yourself in your Fathers palace and look upon the skies, the earth, and the air as celestial joys: having such a reverend esteem of all, as if you were among the angels. – Thomas Traherne

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