Haydon! forgive me that I cannot speak Definitively of these mighty things; Forgive me, that I have not eagle's wings, That what I want I know not where to seek, And think that I would not be over-meek, In rolling out upfollowed thunderings, Even to the steep of Heliconian springs, Were I of ample strength for such a freak. Think, too, that all these numbers should be thine; Whose else? In this who touch thy vesture's hem? For, when men stared at what was most divine With brainless idiotism and o'erwise ...

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"Let every man and woman count himself immortal.  Let him catch the revelation of Jesus in his resurrection.  Let him say not merely, "Christ is risen," but "I shall rise." " - Phillips Brooks "Where man sees but withered leaves, God sees sweet flowers growing." - Albert Laighton "Let the resurrection joy lift us from loneliness and weakness and despair to strength and beauty and happiness." - Floyd W. Tomkins ...

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"There is a good reason they call these ceremonies "commencement exercises."  Graduation is not the end; it's the beginning." - Orrin Hatc "The fireworks begin today.  Each diploma is a lighted match.  Each one of you is a fuse." - Edward Koch "Graduation is only a concept.  In real life every day you graduate.  Graduation is a process that goes on  until the last day of your life.  If you can grasp that, you'll make a difference." - Arie Pencovici ...

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