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We read the past by the light of the present, and the forms vary
as the shadows fall, or read more
We read the past by the light of the present, and the forms vary
as the shadows fall, or as the point of vision alters.
Experience by itself is not science.
Experience by itself is not science.
What man would be wise, let him drink of the river
That bears on his bosom the record of read more
What man would be wise, let him drink of the river
That bears on his bosom the record of time;
A message to him every wave can deliver
To teach him to creep till he knows how to climb.
Good judgment comes from experience. Experience comes from bad judgment.
Good judgment comes from experience. Experience comes from bad judgment.
Life is either a daring adventure or nothing. Security does not exist in nature, nor do the children of men read more
Life is either a daring adventure or nothing. Security does not exist in nature, nor do the children of men as a whole experience it. Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than exposure.
Everything is discursive opinion instead of direct experience.
Everything is discursive opinion instead of direct experience.
A man can do only what he can do. But if he does that each day he can sleep at read more
A man can do only what he can do. But if he does that each day he can sleep at night and do it again the next day.
Only so much do I know, as I have lived.
Only so much do I know, as I have lived.
In love, it is better to know and be disappointed, than to not know and always wonder.
In love, it is better to know and be disappointed, than to not know and always wonder.