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The best part of beauty is that which no picture can express.

Francis Bacon

They are ill discoverers that think there is no land when they can see nothing but sea.
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Deep Discover Land Philosophy Sea 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
Truth is so hard to tell, it sometimes needs fiction to make it plausible.
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Deep Hard Speak Truth
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
Reading maketh a full man; conference a ready man; and writing an exact man
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Man Philosophy Reading Writing
Choose the life that is most useful, and habit will make it the most agreeable.
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Habit Life Philosophy
Nature is often hidden, sometimes overcome, seldom extinguished.
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Hide Nature Overcome
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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Deep Imagination 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
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
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
Nature cannot be commanded except by being obeyed.
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Command Nature 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
It is impossible to love and be wise.
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Deep Impossible Love One Liner Wise
To suffering there is a limit; to fearing, none.
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Deep Fear Limit One Liner Suffering

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