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Quote by Samuel Johnson
It is dangerous for mortal beauty, or terrestrial virtue, to be ex

It is dangerous for mortal beauty, or terrestrial virtue, to be examined by too strong a light. The torch of Truth shows much that we cannot, and all that we would not, see. – Samuel Johnson

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Integrity without knowledge is weak and useless, and knowledge without integrity is dangerous and dreadful. – Samuel Johnson

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Knowledge
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Samuel Johnson
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He that fails in his endeavors after wealth or power will not long retain either honesty or courage. – Samuel Johnson

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Courage
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Once you go inside and weed through the muck, you will find the real beauty, the truth about yourself. – Lindsay Wagner

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Whether you come from heaven or hell, what does it matter, O Beauty! – Charles Baudelaire

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Beauty is merciless. You do not look at it, it looks at you and does not forgive. – Nikos Kazantzakis

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