Reading maketh a full man; conference a ready man; and writing an exact man
FRANCIS BACONThe job of the artist is always to deepen the mystery.
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The job of the artist is always to deepen the mystery.
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Great boldness is seldom without some absurdity.
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To suffering there is a limit; to fearing, none.
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It is impossible to love and be wise.
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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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Truth is the daughter of time, not of authority.
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The worst solitute is to be destitute of true friendship.
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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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Nature cannot be commanded except by being obeyed.
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Nature is often hidden, sometimes overcome, seldom extinguished.
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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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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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It is a sad fate for a man to die too well known to everybody else, and still unknown to himself.
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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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I will never be an old man. To me old age is always 15 years older than I am.
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Wonder is the seed of knowledge.
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There is no exquisite beauty, without some strangeness in the proportion.
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Whosoever is delighted in solitude is either a wild beast or a god.
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If money be not thy servant, it will be thy master.
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Knowledge itself is power.
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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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In taking revenge, a man is but even with his enemy; but in passing it over, he is superior
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Hope is a good breakfast, but it is a bad supper.
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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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The only really interesting thing is what happens between two people in a room.
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