"Let the fear of danger be a spur to prevent it he that fears not, gives advantage to the danger."
-Francis Quarles
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"That friendship will not continue to the end which is begun for an end."
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"Necessity of action takes away the fear of the act, and makes bold resolution the favorite of fortune."
-Francis Quarles
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"If thou desire the love of God and man, be humble, for the proud heart, as it loves none but itself, is beloved of none but itself. Humility enforces where neither virtue, nor strength, nor reason can prevail."
-Francis Quarles
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"Beware of him that is slow to anger for when it is long coming, it is the stronger when it comes, and the longer kept. Abused patience turns to fury."
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"Has fortune dealt you some bad cards. Then let wisdom make you a good gamester."
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"The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing."
-Socrates
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"Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one."
-Albert Einstein
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"The man of knowledge must be able not only to love his enemies but also to hate his friends."
-Friedrich Nietzsche
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"The saddest aspect of life right now is that science gathers knowledge faster than society gathers wisdom."
-Isaac Asimov
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"Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail."
-Ralph Waldo Emerson
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"Science is organized knowledge. Wisdom is organized life."
-Immanuel Kant
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