ANON

If you want to feel rich, just count all the things you have that money can't buy.

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THE SATURDAY POEM

This is Just to Say

(a note taped to the icebox door)

William Carlos Williams 1883-1963

I have eaten
the plums
that were in
the icebox

and which
you were probably
saving
for breakfast

Forgive me
they were delicious
so sweet
and so cold

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WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART 1756-91

Born in Salzburg, a prolific composer of the Classical era.

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To talk well and eloquently is a very great art, but an equally great one is to know the right moment to stop.

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VOLTAIRE 1694-1778

French Enlightenment writer, historian and philosopher

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Work spares us from three evils; boredom, vice and need.

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W.H. AUDEN 1907-73

Anglo-American poet

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 We are here on earth to do good to others. What others are for, I don’t know.  

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ETHEL BARRYMORE 1879-1959

American actress, a member of the Barrymore family of actors

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The best time to make friends is before you need them

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ANON

Life is full of endings, but every ending is a new beginning.

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CASSANDRA CLARE b.1973

American writer of young adult fiction

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If there's a thing I've learned in my life, it's to not be afraid of the responsibility that comes with caring for other people. What we do for love, those things endure. Even if the people you do them for don't.

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Oriental Proverb

Pearls do not lie on the seashore. If you desire one, you must dive for it.

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THE SATURDAY POEM

Exile

Marjorie Pickthall 1883-1922

I chose the place where I would rest

When death should come to claim me,

With the red-rose roots to wrap my breast 

And a quiet stone to name me.

But I am laid on a northern steep

With the roaring tides below me,

And only the frosts to bind my sleep

And only the winds to name me.

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WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE 1564-1616

English poet and playwright

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Our doubts are traitors, and make us lose the good we oft might win, by fearing to attempt. (Measure for Measure)

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WILLIAM FEATHER 1889-1981

American publisher and author

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Some people are making such thorough preparations for a rainy day that they aren't enjoying today's sunshine.

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BOB GASS

Born in Northern Ireland, Bob Gass is an American-based Christian pastor and broadcaster

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Worry is like a rocking chair. it uses up all your energy, but where does it get you?

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EPICTETUS 55-135AD

Greek sage and Stoic philosopher

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On the occasion of every accident that befalls you, inquire what power you have for turning it to use.

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HELEN KELLER 1880-1968

American deafblind author, political activist and lecturer

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Keep your face to the sunshine and you cannot see shadows.

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ROSEANNE BARR b.1952

 American actress, comedienne, writer and TV producer

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The thing women have yet to learn is nobody gives you power. You just take it.

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Chinese Proverb

It's better to light a candle than to curse the darkness.

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THE SATURDAY POEM

Hope is the Thing

Emily Dickinson 1830-86

Hope is the thing with feathers
That perches in the soul,
And sings the tune without the words,
And never stops at all,

And sweetest in the gale is heard;
And sore must be the storm
That could abash the little bird
That kept so many warm.

I've heard it in the chillest land,
And on the strangest sea;
Yet, never, in extremity,
It asked a crumb of me.

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OSCAR WILDE 1854-1900

Irish writer and poet

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The consciousness of loving and being loved brings a warmth and richness to life that nothing else can bring.

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CONFUCIUS 551-479 BC

Chinese teacher, politician and philosopher

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It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop. 

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MADELEINE L'ENGLE 1918-2007

American writer best known for young-adult fiction

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It's the ability to choose which makes us human.

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LEO TOLSTOY 1828-1910

Russian writer, moral thinker and social reformer

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The strongest of all warriors are these two - Time and Patience.

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JOHN KEATS 1795-1821

English romantic poet

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The only means of strengthening one's intellect is to make up one's mind about nothing - to let the mind be a thoroughfare for all thoughts.

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HARRIET BRAIKER d.2004

American psychologist, expert on stress management and author of self-help books

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Striving for excellence motivates you; striving for perfection demoralises you.

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Arabian Proverb

Four things come not back: the spoken word, the sped arrow, the past life and the neglected opportunity.

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THE SATURDAY POEM

Fire And Ice
Robert Frost 1874-1963

Some say the world will end in fire,
Some say in ice.
From what I've tasted of desire
I hold with those who favour fire.
But if it had to perish twice,
I think I know enough of hate
To say that for destruction ice
Is also great
And would suffice.

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MICHELANGELO 1475-1564

Italian sculptor, painter, architect, poet and engineer

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The greatest danger for most of us is not that our aim is too high and we miss it, but that it is too low and we reach it.

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J.B. PRIESTLEY 1894-1984

British novelist, playwright and broadcaster

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I have always been delighted at the prospect of a new day, a fresh try, one more start, with perhaps a bit of magic waiting somewhere behind the morning.

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JOHN BERRY 1635-89

English naval officer of the Royal Navy

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The bird of paradise alights only upon the hand that does not  grasp.

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CHRISTINE FEEHAN

American romance-paranormal writer

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Life gives us choices. You either grab on with both hands and just go for it, or you sit on the sidelines.
 

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SAMUEL JOHNSON 1709-84

English poet, essayist and moralist

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Nothing will ever be attempted, if all possible objections must first be overcome.

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T.S. ELIOT 1888-1965

American-born British poet

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To do the useful thing, to say the courageous thing, to contemplate the beautiful thing : that is enough for one man's life.

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Chinese Proverb

The gem cannot be polished without friction, nor man perfected without trials.

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THE SATURDAY POEM

The Elixer

Emma Lazarus 1849-87

“Oh brew me a potion strong and good!
    One golden drop in his wine
Shall charm his sense and fire his blood,
    And  bend his will to  mine.”

Poor child of passion! ask of me
    Elixir of death or sleep,
Or Lethe’s stream; but love is free,
    And woman must wait and weep.

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MATT GROVES b1988

English professional footballer

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Winners lose much more often than losers. So, if you keep losing but you're still trying, keep it up! You're on the right track.

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LUCILLE BALL 1911-89

American comedienne, film and TV actress, and studio executive

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One of the things I learned the hard way was that it doesn't pay to get discouraged. Keeping busy and making optimism a way of life can restore your faith in yourself.

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