If we are to achieve things never before accomplished we must employ methods never before attempted.
FRANCIS BACONA little philosophy inclineth man’s mind to atheism, but depth in philosophy bringeth men’s minds about to religion.
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Great boldness is seldom without some absurdity.
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Man prefers to believe what he prefers to be true.
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Champagne for my real friends, real pain for my sham friends.
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A man that is young in years may be old in hours if he have lost no time.
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The remedy is worse than the disease.
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The less people speak of their greatness, the more we think of it.
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Write down the thoughts of the moment. Those that come unsought for are commonly the most valuable.
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I will never be an old man. To me old age is always 15 years older than I am.
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Truth is so hard to tell, it sometimes needs fiction to make it plausible.
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The job of the artist is always to deepen the mystery.
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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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By far the best proof is experience.
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It is impossible to love and be wise.
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The monuments of wit survive the monuments of power.
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Books must follow sciences, and not sciences books.
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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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Reading maketh a full man; conference a ready man; and writing an exact man
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There is no comparison between that which is lost by not succeeding and that which is lost by not trying.
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Nature cannot be commanded except by being obeyed.
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The best part of beauty is that which no picture can express.
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There is no exquisite beauty, without some strangeness in the proportion.
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Choose the life that is most useful, and habit will make it the most agreeable.
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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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Nature is often hidden, sometimes overcome, seldom extinguished.
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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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Some books should be tasted, some devoured, but only a few should be chewed and digested thoroughly.
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