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" Every known fact in natural science was divined by the presentiment of somebody, before it was actually verified. "
Ralph Waldo Emerson
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" A man builds a fine house; and now he has a master, and a task for life: he is to furnish, watch, show it, and keep it in repair, the rest of his days. "
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" Every man supposes himself not to be fully understood or appreciated. "
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" A friend may well be reckoned the masterpiece of nature. "
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" It was high counsel that I once heard given to a young person, 'always do what you are afraid to do.' "
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" It is a fact often observed, that men have written good verses under the inspiration of passion, who cannot write well under other circumstances. "
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" Fiction reveals truth that reality obscures. "
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" Every mind must make its choice between truth and repose. It cannot have both. "
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" Our greatest glory is not in never failing, but in rising up every time we fail. "
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" The fox has many tricks. The hedgehog has but one. But that is the best of all. "
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