It is of the nobility of man's soul that he is insatiable for he hath a benefactor so prone to give, that he delighteth in us for asking. Do not your inclinations tell you that the world is yours Do you not covet all Do you not long to have it to en.
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An empty book is like an infant's soul, in which anything may be written. It is capable of all things, but containeth nothing. I have a mind to fill this with profitable wonders.
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The soul is made for action, and cannot rest till it be employed. Idleness is its rust. Unless it will up and think and taste and see, all is in vain.
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