“No tears in the writer, no tears in the reader. No surprise in the writer, no surprise in the reader.”
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“By three methods we may learn wisdom: First, by reflection, which is noblest; Second, by imitation, which is easiest; and third by experience, which is the bitterest.”
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“Beauty is in the eye of the beholder and it may be necessary from time to time to give a stupid or misinformed beholder a black eye.”
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“If a man will begin with certainties, he shall end in doubts; but if he will be content to begin with doubts, he shall end in certainties.”
― The Oxford Francis Bacon IV: The Advancement of Learning
― The Oxford Francis Bacon IV: The Advancement of Learning
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