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The depth of darkness to which you can descend and still live is an exact measure of the height to which you can aspire to reach.

Pliny the Elder

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Men are most apt to believe what they least understand; and through the lust of human wit obscure things are more easily credited.
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Believe Desire God Hope Lust Men Wish
Why do we believe that in all matters the odd numbers are more powerful?
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Believe Math Odd Power Solve Strong Trust
Human nature is fond of novelty.
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We neglect those things which are under our very eyes, and heedless of things within our grasp, pursue those which are afar off.
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Lust is an enemy to the purse, a foe to the person, a canker to the mind, a corrosive to the conscience, a weakness of the wit, a besotter of the senses, and finally, a mortal bane to all the body.
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His only fault is that he has no fault.
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Fault Fine Guilt Mistake One Liner Penalty Punish
War should neither be feared nor provoked.
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The brain is the citadel of sense perception.
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Brain Future Intellect One Liner Perception Strong
Let not things, because they are common, enjoy for that the less share of our consideration.
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How many things… are looked upon as quite impossible until they have been actually effected?
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It is generally much more shameful to lose a good reputation than never to have acquired it.
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Let honor be to us as strong an obligation as necessity is to others.
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Deep Easy Honor Motivation Obligation Important Strong
The perverted ingenuity of man has given to water the power of intoxicating where wine is not procured. Western nations intoxicate themselves by moistened grain.
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We ought to be guarded against every appearance of envy, as a passion that always implies inferiority wherever it resides.
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An object in possession seldom retains the same charm that it had in pursuit.
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No book so bad but some part may be of use.
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