The lady ... is an anomaly to which the western nations of this planet have grown accustomed but which would require a… — Emily James Smith Putnam Copy Share Image
Repose is the secret of all contemplation and meditation, the secret of getting in tune with that aspect of life which is… — Hazrat Inayat Khan Copy Share Image
to the many, witticisms not only require to be explained, like riddles, but are also like new shoes, which people require to… — Letitia Elizabeth Landon Copy Share Image
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Literally as well as metaphorically, the man accustomed to inverting lenses has undergone a revolutionary transformation of vision. — Thomas Kuhn Copy Share Image
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The great strength of our Order lies in its concealment; let it never appear in any place in its own name but… — Adam Weishaupt Copy Share Image
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Many of the phenomena of Winter are suggestive of an inexpressible tenderness and fragile delicacy. We are accustomed to hear this king… — Henry David Thoreau Copy Share Image
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