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Knowledge itself is power.

Francis Bacon

Truth is so hard to tell, it sometimes needs fiction to make it plausible.
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Deep Hard Speak Truth
Truth is the daughter of time, not of authority.
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One Liner Time Truth
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
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
In taking revenge, a man is but even with his enemy; but in passing it over, he is superior
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Enemy Man Philosophy Revenge
If we are to achieve things never before accomplished we must employ methods never before attempted.
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Accomplishment Achieve Inspirational
The only really interesting thing is what happens between two people in a room.
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Interest People Sex
Choose the life that is most useful, and habit will make it the most agreeable.
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Habit Life Philosophy
Nature cannot be commanded except by being obeyed.
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Command Nature One Liner
Books must follow sciences, and not sciences books.
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Book Science
There is no comparison between that which is lost by not succeeding and that which is lost by not trying.
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Deep Lost Philosophy Success Try
Nature is often hidden, sometimes overcome, seldom extinguished.
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Hide Nature Overcome
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
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
Reading maketh a full man; conference a ready man; and writing an exact man
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Man Philosophy Reading Writing

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