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Prudence is a rich, ugly old maid courted by incapacity.

William Blake

The tigers of wrath are wiser than the horses of instruction.
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Animal Deep Wild Wisdom
Great things are done when men and mountains meet.
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Greatness Man Nature
The lamb misused breeds public strife And yet forgives the butcher’s knife.
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Animal Death Forgiveness
Dip him in the river who loves water.
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Himself Love River Water
The apple tree never asks the beech how he shall grow, nor the lion, the horse, how he shall take his prey.
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Growth Himself Lion Tree
The roaring of lions, the howling of wolves, the raging of the stormy sea, and the destructive sword, are portions of eternity, too great for the eye of man.
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Destruction Eyes Forever Greatness Man Sea Storm
Prudence is a rich, ugly old maid courted by incapacity.
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Capacity Rich Ugly
The weak in courage is strong in cunning.
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Courage Deep Strong Weakness
And we are put on this earth a little space that we might learn to bear the beams of love.
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Born Learning Love Nature Space
I will not reason and compare my business is to create.
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Business Creation Myself Reason
My mother groaned, my father wept,i nto the dangerous world I leapt.
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Danger Father Mom Myself World
The most sublime act is to set another before you.
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Act Yourself
When nations grow old the Arts grow cold And commerce settles on every tree
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Growth Nation Old Tree
The road of excess leads to the palace of wisdom. You never know what is enough until you know what is more than enough.
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Enough Philosophy Road Wisdom
Imagination is the real and eternal world of which this vegetable universe is but a faint shadow.
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Imagination Philosophy World
And is he honest who resists his genius or conscience only for the sake of present ease or gratification
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Genius Gratitude Honesty Present

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