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Oh,God! that men would see a little clearer, Or judge less harshly where they cannot see; Oh,God! that men would draw a little nearer To one another, they'd be nearer Thee, And understood.

-Bracken,Thomas
  Not Understood, and Other Poems,'Not Understood'.

At worst, one is in motion; and at best, Reaching no absolute, in which to rest, One is always nearer by not keeping still.

-Gunn,Thom(sonWilliam)
  'On the Move'.

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