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I never know whether to pity or congratulate a man on coming to hi

I never know whether to pity or congratulate a man on coming to his senses. – William Makepeace Thackeray

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There is no way in which to understand the world without first detecting it through the radar-net of our senses. – Diane Ackerman

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Taste is only to be educated by contemplation, not of the tolerably good but of the truly excellent. I therefore show you only the best works; and when you are grounded in these, you will have a standard for the rest, which you will know how to value, without overrating them. – Johann von Goethe

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Smell is a potent wizard that transports us across thousands of miles and all the years we have lived. – Helen Keller

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I was afraid that by observing objects with my eyes and trying to comprehend them with each of my other senses I might blind my soul altogether. – Socrates

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