Who ne'er knew joy but friendship might divide,Or gave his father grief but when he died. - Alexander Pope

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Only when creation stops can we find the Absolute. The Absolute is in the soul, not in creation. So by stopping creation, we come to know the Absolute.

Alexander Pope

Who ne'er knew joy but friendship might divide,Or gave his father grief but when he died.

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