The Lion & Thistle

“For you and any dear to you, I would do anything.”
—Sydney Carton, A Tale Of Two Cities

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“Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.”
—Leonardo da Vinci

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“The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation.”
—Henry David Thoreau

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“‘Safe?’ said Mr. Beaver. ‘Don’t you hear what Mrs. Beaver tells you? Who said anything about safe? ‘Course he isn’t safe. But he’s good. He’s the King…’”
—Mr. Beaver, The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe

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“Men go out to admire the heights of mountains, the huge waves of the sea, the broadest spans of rivers, the circle of ocean, the revolutions of stars, and leave themselves behind.”
—St. Augustine

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“Little golden boys and girls all must
As chimney sweeps come to dust.”
—William Shakespeare, Cymbeline

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“The golden moments in the stream of life rush past us, and we see nothing but sand; the angels come to visit us, and we only know them when they are gone.”
—George Eliot

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“And so, I’ll be found
With my stake stuck in this ground
Marking the territory of this
Newly impassioned soul.”
—Mumford and Sons

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185/365 Mercy triumphs

Words.