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One can acquire everything in solitude - except character.

quote by Marie Henri Beyle
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All religions are founded on the fear of the many and the cleverness of the few.

quote by Marie Henri Beyle
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Gusto, Brio And Panache

Gusto, brio and panache
happy writers have, who dash,
while those lack élan and verve
scribe slower, fearing they may swerve,
which doesn't matter if you've brio,
panache and gusto, happy trio,
but does if you have no élan
or verve, not just an also-ran
but, what's far worse, an also-walker,
and, yet more horror, also-talker.

The ones who stand and wait to serve
because they lack élan and verve
won't slow down writers who are rash
and with their brio, gusto dash,
because panache provides the torrent
that those who're slow may find abhorrent,
for those whose writing style is speedy,
of gusto, brio never needy,
in flights of fancy won't be flustered

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poem by Gershon Hepner
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