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Poets are like proverbs: you can always find one to contradict another.

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What pen can describe this scene of marvellous horror; what pencil can portray it?
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Description Horror Portrait
Civilization never recedes; the law of necessity ever forces it onwards.
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Civilization Force Law Necessary
The chance which now seems lost may present itself at the last moment.
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Chance Last Lost Moments Philosophy Present
Though sleep is called our best friend, it is a friend who often keeps us waiting!
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Best Friendship Ourselves Sleep Wait
Powder is but a thing of yesterday, and war is as old as the human race-unhappily.
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Happiness Human Old Race War
I saw the world. I learnt of new cultures. I flew across an ocean. I wore women’s clothing. Made a friend. Fell in love. Who cares if I lost a wager?
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Care Clothes Culture Friendship Learning Love Ocean Woman World
All great actions return to God, from whom they are derived.
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Action God Greatness Return
We see that science is eminently perfectible, and that each theory has constantly to give way to a fresh one.
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Oneself Perfection Science Theory
The Great Architect of the universe built it of good firm stuff.
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Architect Build Goodness Greatness Universe
We now know most things that can be measured in this world, except the bounds of human ambition!
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Ambition Human Limitation World
Well, I feel that we should always put a little art into what we do. It’s better that way.
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Art Better Feeling Way Work Yourself
Reality provides us with facts so romantic that imagination itself could add nothing to them.
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Fact Imagination Reality Romantic
It seems wisest to assume the worst from the beginning, and let anything better come as a surprise.
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Beginning Better Optimism Preparation Surprise Wisdom Worst
And whichsoever way thou goest, may fortune follow.
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Fortune Travel Wealth Yourself
We may brave human laws, but we cannot resist natural ones.
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Brave Human Law Natural Oneself Resistance
We are of opinion that instead of letting books grow moldy behind an iron grating, far from the vulgar gaze, it is better to let them wear out by being read.
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Better Book Growth Opinion Reading

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