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There are two ways of spreading light, to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it.

Francis Bacon

Man prefers to believe what he prefers to be true.
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Believe Man One Liner True
Champagne for my real friends, real pain for my sham friends.
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Friendship Pain Real Wine
The monuments of wit survive the monuments of power.
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One Liner Power Survive
It is impossible to love and be wise.
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Deep Impossible Love One Liner Wise
Money is like manure, its only good if you spread it around.
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Good 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
The only really interesting thing is what happens between two people in a room.
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Interest People Sex
The less people speak of their greatness, the more we think of it.
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Deep Greatness People Philosophy Speak Think
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
By far the best proof is experience.
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Evidence Experience Far
The job of the artist is always to deepen the mystery.
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Art Deep Job Mystery One Liner
Read not to contradict and confute; nor to believe and take for granted; nor to find talk and discourse; but to weigh and consider.
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Believe Philosophy Reading Talk
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
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
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
A prudent question is one-half of wisdom.
FRANCIS BACON

One Liner Wisdom

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