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Quote by Francis Bacon
The subtlety of nature is greater many times over than the subtlet

The subtlety of nature is greater many times over than the subtlety of the senses and understanding. – Francis Bacon

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God has placed no limits to the exercise of the intellect he has given us, on this side of the grave. – Francis Bacon

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Imagination was given man to compensate for what he is not, and a sense of humor to console him for what he is. – Francis Bacon

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Theres something in human nature, the trying-to-get-on-with-it quality of people, the struggle to maintain or keep the show going can be exhausting. – Greg Kinnear

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Birds have wings theyre free they can fly where they want when they want. They have the kind of mobility many people envy. – Roger Tory Peterson

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I still get wildly enthusiastic about little things… I play with leaves. I skip down the street and run against the wind. – Leo Buscaglia

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I realise that in this undertaking I place myself in a certain opposition to views widely held concerning the mathematical infinite and to opinions frequently defended on the nature of numbers. – Georg Cantor

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Loneliness… is and always has been the central and inevitable experience of every man. – Thomas Wolfe

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Treat everyone you meet as if they are God in drag. – Ram Dass

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