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View the entire poem at http://www.sfheart.com/desiderata.html.  Here are a few pearls from many: Go placidly amid the noise and haste… Speak your truth quietly and clearly… … do not feign affection … Nurture strength of spirit to shield you in sudden misfortune…  

All that is gold does not glitter, Not all those who wander are lost; The old that is strong does not wither, Deep roots are not reached by the frost. From the ashes a fire shall be woken, A light from the shadows shall spring; Renewed shall be blade that was broken, The crownless again [...]