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Seventy-nine

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If terms to end a quarrel leave bad feeling,
What good are they?
So a sensible person takes the poor end of the bargain
Without dispute.

It is sensible to make terms,
Foolish to be stubborn.
Though heaven may prefer no person,
A sane person prefers heaven.



Henry Meyerding 2007-01-27