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Quote by Francis Bacon
They are ill discoverers that think there is no land when they see

They are ill discoverers that think there is no land when they see nothing but sea. – 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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It began in mystery, and it will end in mystery, but what a savage and beautiful country lies in between. – Diane Ackerman

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The fact that life has no meaning is a reason to live –moreover, the only one. – E. M. Cioran

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The pious ones of Plymouth who, reaching the Rock, first fell upon their own knees and then upon the aborigines. – William M. Evarts

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Its not only the most difficult thing to know ones self, but the most inconvenient. – Josh Billings

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