He that will not apply new remedies must expect new evils; for time is the greatest innovator.
FRANCIS BACONIn taking revenge, a man is but even with his enemy; but in passing it over, he is superior
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Knowledge itself is power.
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It is impossible to love and be wise.
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God has, in fact, written two books, not just one. Of course, we are all familiar with the first book he wrote, namely Scripture. But he has written a second book called creation.
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Begin doing what you want to do now. We are not living in eternity. We have only this moment, sparkling like a star in our hand–and melting like a snowflake.
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Champagne for my real friends, real pain for my sham friends.
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Reading maketh a full man; conference a ready man; and writing an exact man
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The job of the artist is always to deepen the mystery.
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There is no exquisite beauty, without some strangeness in the proportion.
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Books must follow sciences, and not sciences books.
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Imagination was given to man to compensate him for what he is not; a sense of humor to console him for what he is.
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Man prefers to believe what he prefers to be true.
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Hope is a good breakfast, but it is a bad supper.
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Great boldness is seldom without some absurdity.
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In taking revenge, a man is but even with his enemy; but in passing it over, he is superior
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A little philosophy inclineth man’s mind to atheism, but depth in philosophy bringeth men’s minds about to religion.
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