By learning to discover and value our ordinariness, we nurture a friendliness toward ourselves and the world that is the essence of a healthy soul.

Thomas Moore

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Thomas Moore (28 May 1779 – 25 February 1852), was an Irish writer, poet, and lyricist who was widely regarded as Ireland's "national bard" during the late Georgian era. The acclaim rested primarily on the popularity of his Irish Melodies (with the first of ten volumes appearing in 1808). In...

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