Life — life — life! 'Tis the sole great thing This side of death, Heart on heart in the wonder of Spring! - William Ernest Henley

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Life is (I think) a blunder and a shame.

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Master of masters,
O maker of heroes,
Thunder the brave,
Irresistible message:
'Life is worth living
Through every grain of it
From the foundations
To the last edge
Of the cornerstone, death.

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Rhymes and rhythms and Arabian nights' entertainments · 1909 Verified in 1 source Sign up to see the complete provenance

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Under the bludgeonings of chance,
My head is bloody, but unbowed.

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Invictus · September 17, 2010 Verified in 1 source Sign up to see the complete provenance

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