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Rabindranath Tagore Poet, Playwright, Novelist
May

"Let only that little be left of me whereby I may name thee my all. Let only that little be left of my will whereby I may feel thee on every side, and come to thee in everything, and offer to thee my love every moment. Let only that little be left of me whereby I may never hide thee. Let only that little of my fetters be left whereby I am bound with thy will, and thy purpose is carried out in my life--and that is the fetter of thy love."

May Names Purpose
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Veronica Roth Author
May

"She tips her chin up and looks at me with that Abnegation stubbornness I know so well. She may have left them, but they are what’s making her strong."

Looks May Strong
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Ralph Waldo Emerson Essayist, Philosopher, Poet
May

"We may like well to know what is Plato’s and what is Montesquieu’s or Goethe’s part, and what thought was always dear to the writer himself; but the worth of the sentences consists in their radiancy and equal aptitude to all intelligence. They fit all our facts like a charm. We respect ourselves the more that we know them."

May Plato Aptitude
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Vincent de Paul Saint, Priest
May

"May God be pleased to make it known to you, and fill you increasingly with His Spirit, so that through you it may be poured into the souls you guide, and your own soul may be more greatly sanctified!"

May Soul Faith
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Saul Bellow Novelist
May

"A man may say, "From now on I'm going to speak the truth." But the truth hears him and runs away and hides before he's even done speaking."

Men Running May
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Saul Bellow Novelist
May

"I mean you have been disappointed in love, but don't you know how many things there are to be disappointed in besides love? You are lucky to be still disappointed in love. Later it may be even more terrible."

Mean May Love You
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Thomas Merton Writer, Monk
May

"Zen enriches no one. There is no body to be found. The birds may come and circle for a while in the place where it is thought to be. But they soon go elsewhere. When they are gone, the "nothing," the "no-body" that was there, suddenly appears. That is Zen. It was there all the time but the scavengers missed it, because it was not their kind of prey."

May Bird Circles
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Thomas Merton Writer, Monk
May

"May we all grow in grace and peace and not neglect the silence that is printed in the center of our being. It will not fail us."

May Silence Grace
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Tom Robbins Novelist, Essayist
May

"You may tell the greatest lies and wear a brilliant disguise, but you can't escape the eyes of the one who sees right through you."

Eye Lying May
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Seneca the Younger Philosopher, Statesman
May

"The declaration of love may come sooner than expected. Take time before you reciprocate as this may simply be a statement of what they expect from you."

May Expected Take Time
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Sophocles Playwright, Philosopher
May

"It is best to live anyhow, as one may; do not be afraid of marriage with your mother! Many have lain with their mothers in dreams too. It is he to whom such things are nothing who puts up with life best."

Dream Mother May
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