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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He that gives good advice builds with one hand; he that gives good counsel and example builds with both. – Francis Bacon

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There is a wisdom in this beyond the rules of physic: a mans own observation what he finds good of and what he finds hurt of is the best physic to preserve health. – Francis Bacon

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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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Any life, no matter how long and complex it may be, is made up of a single moment – the moment in which a man finds out, once and for all, who he is. – Jorge Luis Borges

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Ah, but a mans reach should exceed his grasp,
Or whats a heaven for? – Robert Browning

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We shall not cease from exploration
And the end of all our exploring
Will be to arrive where we started
And know the place for the first time. – TS (Thomas Stearns) Eliot

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The lightning flashes through my skull; mine eyeballs ache and ache; my whole beaten brain seems as beheaded, and rolling on some stunning ground. – Herman Melville

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White shall not neutralize the black, nor good compensate bad in man, absolve him so: lifes business being just the terrible choice. – Robert Browning

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I love these movies where its just about the film. You dont have my face on the poster. Its all about the movie. I like that. – John Cusack

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