"truth, like gold, is to be obtained not by its growth, but by washing away from it all that is not gold."
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"Hold fast to dreams,For if dreams dieLife is a broken-winged bird,That cannot fly."
"We are all born sexual creatures,thank God, but it's a pity so many people despise and crush this natural gift."
"You will hear thunder and remember me,and think: she wanted storms..."
"Deadly Sex Haiku Each thrust of his cockwas another coffin nailhammered in my heart."
"The exaltation and happiness of any community, goes hand in hand with the knowledge possessed by the people, when applied to laudable ends; whereupon we can exclaim like the wise man; righteousness exalteth a nation; for righteousness embraces knowledge and knowledge is power."
"Many things the gods achieve beyond our judgement,'"said the sorrowful girl. "'What we thought is not confirmed and what we thought not God contives."
"The tragedy is that there are many walking encyclopedias who are living failures."
"Maybe 'okay' will be our 'always"
"The excitable observer will pass judgement first and then make knowledge conform to judgement; the prudent observer will first learn to know and then judge according to knowledge."
"No one can construct for you the bridge upon which precisely you must cross the stream of life, no one but you yourself alone."
"Man vs. Chimp Even chimpanzees are toolmakers,but only man has the unique honor of being a Godmaker."
"The hardest thing of all is to find a black cat in a dark room, especially if there is no cat."
"Her reputation for reading a great deal hung about her like the cloudy envelope of a goddess in an epic."
"nothing that is worth knowing can be taught"
"Love vs. Control [10w] A lover you can control is not worthy of having."
"Belief can be manipulated. Only knowledge is dangerous."
"I used to think that once you really knew a thing, its truth would shine on forever. Now it's pretty obvious to me that more often than not the batteries fade, and sometimes what you knew even goes out with a bang when you try and call on it, just like a light bulb cracking off when you throw the switch."
"Doctor Who: You want weapons? We're in a library. Books are the best weapon in the world. This room's the greatest arsenal we could have. Arm yourself!(from Tooth and Claw in Season 2)"
"They had applied their doubts to the very head that had introduced doubt as a tool for advancing knowledge. And in the end they gave the head a nod."