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Money is a great servant but a bad master.

Francis Bacon

Histories make men wise; poets, witty; the mathematics, subtle; natural philosophy, deep; moral, grave; logic and rhetoric, able to contend.
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History Man Mathematics Nature Philosophy Poet Wise
Some books should be tasted, some devoured, but only a few should be chewed and digested thoroughly.
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Book Eat Taste
If a man will begin with certainties, he shall end in doubts; but if he will be content to begin with doubts, he shall end in certainties.
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Beginning Deep Doubt End Man Philosophy
Write down the thoughts of the moment. Those that come unsought for are commonly the most valuable.
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Moment Value Writing
It is a sad fate for a man to die too well known to everybody else, and still unknown to himself.
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Deep Die Fate Philosophy Sad
Great boldness is seldom without some absurdity.
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Bold Greatness Mad One Liner
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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Beginning Forever Hands Live Melt Moment Stars
There is no comparison between that which is lost by not succeeding and that which is lost by not trying.
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Deep Lost Philosophy Success Try
The job of the artist is always to deepen the mystery.
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Art Deep Job Mystery One Liner
For friends, do but look upon good books, they are true friends, that will neither flatter nor dissemble.
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Book Deep Friendship Good True
There are two ways of spreading light, to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it.
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Deep Light Philosophy Reflection Way
Nature cannot be commanded except by being obeyed.
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Command Nature One Liner
Money is like manure, its only good if you spread it around.
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Good Philosophy
A man that is young in years may be old in hours if he have lost no time.
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Deep Lost Man Old Philosophy Time Young
By far the best proof is experience.
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Evidence Experience Far
Philosophy when superficially studied, excites doubt, when thoroughly explored, it dispels it.
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Deep Doubt Excitement Philosophy Study

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