He who has imagination without learning has wings but no feet.
JOSEPH JOUBERTThe passions of the young are vices in the old.
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One who has imagination without learning has wings without feet.
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There was a time when the world acted on books; now books act on the world.
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Logic works, metaphysics contemplates.
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Grace is in garments, in movements, in manners; beauty in the nude, and in forms. This is true of bodies; but when we speak of feelings, beauty is in their spirituality, and grace in their moderation.
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Those who never retract their opinions love themselves more than they love the truth.
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Only choose in marriage a man whom you would choose as a friend if he were a woman.
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The best remedy for a short temper is a long walk.
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Space is the stature of God.
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We must respect the past, and mistrust the present, if we wish to provide for the safety of the future.
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Pleasures are always children, pains always have wrinkles.
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It is better to debate a question without settling it than to settle a question without debating it.
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Imagination is the eye of the soul.
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A part of kindness consists in loving people more than they deserve.
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Who ever has no fixed opinions has no constant feelings.
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You will find poetry nowhere unless you bring some of it with you.
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