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From not the gravest of Divines, Accept for once some serious Lines.


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Laws are like cobwebs, which may catch small flies, but let wasps and hornets break through.



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We have enough religion to make us hate, but not enough to make us love one another.



For in reason, all government without the consent of the governed is the very definition of slavery.

For in reason, all government without the consent of the governed is the very definition of slavery.



Vision is the art of seeing things invisible.

Vision is the art of seeing things invisible.



That the universe was formed by a fortuitous concourse of atoms, I will no more believe than that the accidental jumbling of the alphabet would fall into a most ingenious treatise of philosophy.

That the universe was formed by a fortuitous concourse of atoms, I will no more believe than that the accidental jumbling of the alphabet would fall into a most ingenious treatise of philosophy.



Promises and pie-crust are made to be broken.

Promises and pie-crust are made to be broken.



When a true genius appears, you can know him by this sign: that all the dunces are in a confederacy against him.

When a true genius appears, you can know him by this sign: that all the dunces are in a confederacy against him.



You should never be ashamed to admit you have been wrong. It only proves you are wiser today than yesterday

You should never be ashamed to admit you have been wrong. It only proves you are wiser today than yesterday



The sight of you is good for sore eyes.

The sight of you is good for sore eyes.



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When desire dies, fear is born.



This is what analysts have calculated. It's a number that's out there and we're not arguing with it.

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English is the perfect language for preachers because it allows you to talk until you think of what to say.



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I don't like the discussions about whether photography is an art. Even though I think that if it would be just a craft I would not have stayed with it all my life.



Be crazy! But learn how to be crazy without being the center of attention. Be brave enough to live different.

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