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Man prefers to believe what he prefers to be true.

Francis Bacon

The remedy is worse than the disease.
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One Liner Worst
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
The worst solitute is to be destitute of true friendship.
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Friendship Solitude True
The job of the artist is always to deepen the mystery.
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Art Deep Job Mystery One Liner
Age appears best in four things: old wood to burn, old wine to drink, old friends to trust and old authors to read.
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Age Best Burn Deep Friendship Old Philosophy Trust Wine
The only really interesting thing is what happens between two people in a room.
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Interest People Sex
There is no exquisite beauty, without some strangeness in the proportion.
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Beautiful Deep Strange
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
Reading maketh a full man; conference a ready man; and writing an exact man
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Man Philosophy Reading Writing
He that will not apply new remedies must expect new evils; for time is the greatest innovator.
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Deep Evil Himself Innovation Philosophy Time
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
Some books should be tasted, some devoured, but only a few should be chewed and digested thoroughly.
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Book Eat Taste
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
Philosophy when superficially studied, excites doubt, when thoroughly explored, it dispels it.
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Deep Doubt Excitement Philosophy Study
Truth is so hard to tell, it sometimes needs fiction to make it plausible.
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Deep Hard Speak Truth
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

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