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Quote by Samuel Johnson
The world is seldom what it seems to man, who dimly sees, realitie

The world is seldom what it seems to man, who dimly sees, realities appear as dreams, and dreams realities. – Samuel Johnson

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Prudence operates on life in the same manner as rule of composition; it produces vigilance rather than elevation; rather prevents loss than procures advantage; and often miscarriages, but seldom reaches either power or honor. – Samuel Johnson

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Prudence
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Samuel Johnson
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It is dangerous for mortal beauty, or terrestrial virtue, to be examined by too strong a light. The torch of Truth shows much that we cannot, and all that we would not, see. – Samuel Johnson

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Beauty
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When one of your dreams come true, you begin to look at the others more carefully. – Anon.

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One day it just hit me. This is it. You are not in love. So either stay in it because you have a child or be brave and find the man of your dreams and marry him for real. – Brandy Norwood

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The interpretation of dreams is a great art. – Paracelsus

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Dreams

There are no dreams too large, no innovation unimaginable and no frontiers beyond our reach. – John S. Herrington

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