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A man's errors are his portals of discovery.
A man's errors are his portals of discovery.
Experience is the teacher of fools.
[Lat., Stultorum eventus magister est.]
Experience is the teacher of fools.
[Lat., Stultorum eventus magister est.]
And last the Vice and Follies of the Age.
And last the Vice and Follies of the Age.
Music is the only sensual pleasure without vice
Music is the only sensual pleasure without vice
I believe that imagination is stronger than knowledge - myth is more potent than history - dreams are more powerful read more
I believe that imagination is stronger than knowledge - myth is more potent than history - dreams are more powerful than facts - hope always triumphs over experience - laughter is the cure for grief - love is stronger than death
What maintains one vice would bring up two children.
What maintains one vice would bring up two children.
The greatest minds are capable of the greatest vices as well as of the greatest virtues.
The greatest minds are capable of the greatest vices as well as of the greatest virtues.
What I conclude is that religion has nothing to do with experience or reason but with deep and irrational needs
What I conclude is that religion has nothing to do with experience or reason but with deep and irrational needs
Who has a book of all that monarchs do,
He's more secure to keep it shut than shown;
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Who has a book of all that monarchs do,
He's more secure to keep it shut than shown;
For vice repeated is like the wand'ring wind,
Blows dust in others' eye, to spread itself;
And yet the end of all is bought thus dear,
The breath is gone, and the sore eyes see clear
To stop the air would hurt them.
