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There are three principal means of acquiring knowledge. . . observation of nature, reflection,...
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So it is that the gods do not give all men gifts of grace...
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Those who stand strong will stand forever.
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The phrases that men hear or repeat continually, end by becoming convictions and ossify...
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Why do we love the sea It is because it has some potent power...
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Life isn’t fair. It’s just fairer than death, that’s all.
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To be really great in little things, to be truly noble and heroic in...
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Es tan corto el amor, y tan largo el olvido. (Love is so short,...
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It was wonderful to find America, but it would have been more wonderful to...
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Nature does not loathe virtue it is unaware of its existence.