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A man should hear a little music, read a little poetry, and see a fine picture every day of his life, in order that worldly cares may not obliterate t...more

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He who possesses art and science has religion; he who does not possess them, needs religion.

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It's in the anomalies that nature reveals its secrets.

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Literature decays only as men become more and more corrupt.

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You can’t, if you can’t feel it, if it neverRises from the soul, and swaysThe heart of every single hearer,With deepest power, in simple ways.You’ll s...more

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You must, in studying Nature, always consider both each single thing and the whole: nothing is inside and nothing is outside, for what is within is wi...more

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Art is long, life short, judgment difficult, opportunity transient. To act is easy, to think is hard; to act according to our thought is troublesome.

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One ought, every day at least, to hear a little song, read a good poem, see a fine picture, and, if it were possible, to speak a few reasonable words.