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Quote by William Cowper
Not to understand a treasure's worth till time has stole away the

Not to understand a treasure’s worth till time has stole away the slighted good, is cause of half the poverty we feel, and makes the world the wilderness it is. – William Cowper

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Meditation here may think down hours to moments. Here the heart may give a useful lesson to the head and learning wiser grow without his books. – William Cowper

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The earth was made so various, that the mind Of desultory man, studious of change, And pleased with novelty, might be indulged. – William Cowper

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Where is the good in goodbye? – Meredith Willson, The Music Man (Thanks, Thomas)

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Be well, do good work, and keep in touch. – Garrison Keillor

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Promise me you’ll never forget me because if I thought you would I’d never leave. – A.A.Milne

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Absence from whom we love is worse than death, and frustrates hope severer than despair. – William Cowper

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