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Nature is often hidden, sometimes overcome, seldom extinguished.

Francis Bacon

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
Some books should be tasted, some devoured, but only a few should be chewed and digested thoroughly.
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Book Eat Taste
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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Deep Die Fate Philosophy Sad
By far the best proof is experience.
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Evidence Experience Far
Truth is the daughter of time, not of authority.
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One Liner Time Truth
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
The less people speak of their greatness, the more we think of it.
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Deep Greatness People Philosophy Speak Think
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
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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Forever Hands Inspirational Live Moment Stars
Money is like manure, its only good if you spread it around.
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Good Philosophy
A prudent question is one-half of wisdom.
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One Liner Wisdom
A little philosophy inclineth man’s mind to atheism, but depth in philosophy bringeth men’s minds about to religion.
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Atheist Deep Man Mind Philosophy Religion
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
If we are to achieve things never before accomplished we must employ methods never before attempted.
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Accomplishment Achieve Inspirational
Truth is so hard to tell, it sometimes needs fiction to make it plausible.
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Deep Hard Speak Truth
Choose the life that is most useful, and habit will make it the most agreeable.
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Habit Life Philosophy

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