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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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In contemplation, if a man begins with certainties he shall end in doubts; but if he be content to begin with doubts, he shall end in certainties. – Francis Bacon

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Doubt
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Francis Bacon
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They that deny a God destroy mans nobility; for certainly man is of kin to the beasts by his body; and, if he be not of kin to God by his spirit, he is a base and ignoble creature. – Francis Bacon

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

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As person abandons worn-out clothes and acquires new ones, so when the body is worn out a new one is acquired by the Self, who lives within. – Bhagavad Gita

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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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We had common interests in the beauty of the French language. We both had a tremendous love of jazz. We shared dreams of getting married and having a family, living in the country, leading an idyllic life. – David Amram

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