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Thou hast evoked in me profounder spells than the evoking one, thou face! For me, thou hast uncovered one infinite, dumb, beseeching countenance of mystery, underlying all the surfaces of visible time and space.

Herman Melville

Friendship at first sight, like love at first sight, is said to be the only truth.
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Friendship Love Sight Truth
The sweetest joys of life grow in the very jaws of its perils.
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Growth Jaw Joy Sweet
Truth uncompromisingly told will always have its ragged edges.
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Compromise Edge Ragged Truth
The eyes are the gateway to the soul.
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Eyes One Liner Soul Way
Real strength never impairs beauty or harmony, but it often bestows it, and in everything imposingly beautiful, strength has much to do with the magic.
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Beautiful Magic Reality Strength
I am, as I am; whether hideous, or handsome, depends upon who is made judge.
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Appearance Handsome Judgement Myself Personality
Life’s a voyage that’s homeward bound.
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Bound Home Life One Liner
I know not all that may be coming, but be it what it will, I’ll go to it laughing.
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Come Known Laughter Myself Willing
We cannot live for ourselves alone.
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Alone Live Nature Ourselves
What is an atheist, but one who does not, or will not, see in the universe a ruling principle of love; and what a misanthrope, but one who does not, or will not, see in man a ruling principle of kindness?
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Atheist Communication Kindness Men Principle Rule Thinking
Of all the preposterous assumptions of humanity over humanity, nothing exceeds most of the criticisms made on the habits of the poor by the well-housed, well- warmed, and well-fed.
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Assumption Criticisms Humanity Poor Rich
Ignorance is the parent of fear.
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Fear Ignorance One Liner Parenting
Whatever my fate, I’ll go to it laughing.
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Attitude Fate Laughter Life Myself Path
For as this appalling ocean surrounds the verdant land, so in the soul of man there lies one insular Tahiti, full of peace and joy, but encompassed by all the horrors of the half known life.
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Horror Life Ocean Surround
Heaven have mercy on us all – Presbyterians and Pagans alike – for we are all somehow dreadfully cracked about the head, and sadly need mending.
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Heaven Mercy Need Repair Sadness
Old age is always wakeful; as if, the longer linked with life, the less man has to do with aught that looks like death.
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Age Death Life Man Old Wake Up

Thou hast evoked in me profounder spells than the evoking one, thou face! For me, thou hast uncovered one infinite, dumb, beseeching countenance of mystery, underlying all the surfaces of visible time and space.

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Thou hast evoked in me profounder spells than the evoking one, thou face! For me, thou hast uncovered one infinite, dumb, beseeching countenance of mystery, underlying all the surfaces of visible time and space.

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