The first and last thing required of genius is the love of truth.
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All theory, dear friend, is gray, but the golden tree of life springs ever green.
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A man sees in the world what he carries in his heart.
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Here's His health, through Whom we live!
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A creation of importance can only be produced when its author isolates himself, it is a child of solitude.
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