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Great boldness is seldom without some absurdity.

Francis Bacon

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
Hope is a good breakfast, but it is a bad supper.
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Bad Food Good Hope One Liner
Reading maketh a full man; conference a ready man; and writing an exact man
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Man Philosophy Reading Writing
The best part of beauty is that which no picture can express.
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Beautiful Best Expression
There Are But Two Tragedies in Life-One is One’s Inability to attain One’s Heart’s Desire-The Other Is To Have It!
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Desire Heart Life Philosophy Tragedy
The less people speak of their greatness, the more we think of it.
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Deep Greatness People Philosophy Speak Think
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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Book Creation God Himself Religious Writing
For a crowd is not company, and faces are but a gallery of pictures; and talk but a tinkling cymbal, where there is no love.
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Company Love Philosophy Talk
The only really interesting thing is what happens between two people in a room.
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Interest People Sex
The monuments of wit survive the monuments of power.
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One Liner Power Survive
Write down the thoughts of the moment. Those that come unsought for are commonly the most valuable.
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Moment Value Writing
Champagne for my real friends, real pain for my sham friends.
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Friendship Pain Real Wine
The job of the artist is always to deepen the mystery.
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Art Deep Job Mystery One Liner
In order for the light to shine so brightly, the darkness must be present.
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Bright Darkness Deep Inspirational Light Present Shine
Man prefers to believe what he prefers to be true.
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Believe Man One Liner True
Some books should be tasted, some devoured, but only a few should be chewed and digested thoroughly.
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Book Eat Taste

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