Night brings out stars as sorrow shows us truths.
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P. J. Bailey Quote
“We live in deeds, not years; in thoughts, not breaths; In feelings, not in figures on a dial. We should count time by heart-throbs. He most lives Who thinks most, feels the noblest, acts the best.”
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