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Words designate, but they also evoke a sense of something, and, when they do, they function as metaphors. ...Metaphors enrich life, making it more vivid.

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Ideally, society is a dance, and every society has its own choreography that is passed down the generations.

To forgive is to erase a past, depriving it of its power to stain the present.

People who have ‘music’ in their souls are fun to be with.

Experience takes time and calls for patience.

Unlike a small village, the city speaks loud and clear of history, of being the terminus of a long, cumulative process.

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