“Oh, how a small portion of earth will hold us when we are dead, who ambitiously seek after the whole world while we are living!”

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Indian politician 1961

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“The fool hath said … The fool hath said
And we, who deemed him wise,
We, who believed that Thou wast dead,
How should we seek Thine eyes?”

Alfred Noyes (1880–1958) English poet

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A Belgian Christmas Eve (1915)
Context: p>The fool hath said … The fool hath said
And we, who deemed him wise,
We, who believed that Thou wast dead,
How should we seek Thine eyes?How should we seek to Thee for power,
Who scorned Thee yesterday?
How should we kneel in this dread hour?
Lord, teach us how to pray.</p