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    The solitary side of our nature demands leisure for reflection
    upon subjects on which the dash and whirl of daily business, so
    long as its clouds rise thick about us, forbid the intellect to
    fasten itself.

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Inside an oasis, there are many little deserts.

Inside an oasis, there are many little deserts.

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Let the "Tribune" put all this in its pipe and smoke it.

Let the "Tribune" put all this in its pipe and smoke it.

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The next time you go out to a smoking party, young feller, fill
your pipe with that 'ere reflection.

The next time you go out to a smoking party, young feller, fill
your pipe with that 'ere reflection.

by Charles Dickens Found in: Reflection Quotes,
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Reflection is a flower of the mind, giving out wholesome fragrance; but revelry is the same flower, when rank and read more

Reflection is a flower of the mind, giving out wholesome fragrance; but revelry is the same flower, when rank and running to seed.

by Desiderius Erasmus Found in: Reflection Quotes,
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A soul without reflection, like a pile
Without inhabitant, to ruin runs.

A soul without reflection, like a pile
Without inhabitant, to ruin runs.

by Edward Young Found in: Reflection Quotes,
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Can the believing husband in Heaven be happy with his unbelieving wife in Hell? Can the believing father in Heaven read more

Can the believing husband in Heaven be happy with his unbelieving wife in Hell? Can the believing father in Heaven be happy with his unbelieving children in Hell? Can the loving wife in Heaven be happy with her unbelieving husband in Hell? I tell

by Jonathan Edwards Found in: Reflection Quotes,
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Knowledge of the self is the mother of all knowledge. So it is
incumbent on me to know my read more

Knowledge of the self is the mother of all knowledge. So it is
incumbent on me to know my self, to know it completely, to know
its minutiae, its characteristics, its subtleties, and its very
atoms.

by Kahlil Gibran Found in: Reflection Quotes,
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Democracy is the art of thinking independently together

Democracy is the art of thinking independently together

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Do not mix de galloping of your horse, my knight, with the beating of your heart.

Do not mix de galloping of your horse, my knight, with the beating of your heart.

by Chinese Proverbs Found in: Reflection Quotes,
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