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Union of the weakest develops strength not wisdom. Can all men, to

Union of the weakest develops strength not wisdom. Can all men, together, avenge one of the leaves that have fallen in autumn? But the wise man avenges by building his city in snow. – Wallace Stevens

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To regard the imagination as metaphysics is to think of it as part of life, and to think of it as part of life is to realize the extent of artifice. We live in the mind. – Wallace Stevens

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In poetry, you must love the words, the ideas and the images and rhythms with all your capacity to love anything at all. – Wallace Stevens

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Some of our weakness is born in us, some of it comes through education; it is a big question as to which gives us the most trouble. – Johann von Goethe

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Weak souls always set to work at the wrong time. – Cardinal De Rets

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Mans biological weakness is the condition of human culture. – Erich Fromm

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A woman of mystique is fully aware of her flaws and weaknesses, yet she is strong enough to admit them and not be embarrassed by them. – Jean Lush

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