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They deem me mad because I will not sell my days for gold;
And I deem them mad because they think my days have a price.
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They spread before us their riches of gold and silver, of ivory and ebony, and we spread before them our hearts and our spirits;
And yet they deem themselves the hosts and us the guests.
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I would be the least among men with dreams and the desire to fulfill them, rather than the greatest with no dreams and no desires.
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