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Raniya
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“The weight of this sad time we must obey,
Speak what we feel, not what we ought to say.
The oldest hath borne most: we that are young
Shall never see so much, nor live so long.”
― King Lear
Speak what we feel, not what we ought to say.
The oldest hath borne most: we that are young
Shall never see so much, nor live so long.”
― King Lear
“When sorrows come, they come not single spies. But in battalions!”
― Hamlet
― Hamlet
“Life is a shipwreck, but we must not forget to sing in the lifeboats.”
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“A good painting to me has always been like a friend. It keeps me company, comforts and inspires.”
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“Let us read, and let us dance; these two amusements will never do any harm to the world.”
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