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

Francis Bacon

In order for the light to shine so brightly, the darkness must be present.
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Bright Darkness Deep Inspirational Light Present Shine
Great boldness is seldom without some absurdity.
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Bold Greatness Mad 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
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
Nature is often hidden, sometimes overcome, seldom extinguished.
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Hide Nature Overcome
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
Whosoever is delighted in solitude is either a wild beast or a god.
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God Philosophy Solitude
Money is like manure, its only good if you spread it around.
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Good Philosophy
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
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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Beginning Deep Doubt End Man Philosophy
Reading maketh a full man; conference a ready man; and writing an exact man
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Man Philosophy Reading Writing
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
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
The best part of beauty is that which no picture can express.
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Beautiful Best Expression
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

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