A few strong instincts and a few plain rules suffice us.
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When God lets loose a great thinker on this planet, then all things are at risk. There is not a piece of science, but its flank my be turned to-morrow nor any literary reputation, nor the so-called eternal names of fame, that may not be revised and condemned.Ralph Waldo Emerson
There is no chance and anarchy in the universe. All is system and gradation. Every god is there sitting in his sphere.
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The revelation of thought takes men out of servitude into freedom.
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Hospitality a little fire, a little food, and an immense quiet.
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The greatest man in history was the poorest.
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We talk of choosing our friends, but friends are self-elected.
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