"Rough diamonds may sometimes be mistaken for worthless……" — Thomas Browne

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• Courage is the first of human qualities because it is the quality which guarantees the others. — Aristotle
• Well begun is half done. — Aristotle
• Mystery creates wonder and wonder is the basis of man's desire to understand. — Neil Armstrong
• All action results from thought, so it is thoughts that matter. — Sai Baba
• In wisdom gathered over time I have found that every experience is a form of exploration. — Ansel Adams
• Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the wise. Seek what they sought. — Matsuo Basho
• Many a man curses the rain that falls upon his head, and knows not that it brings abundance to drive… — Saint Basil
• Everything that is beautiful and noble is the product of reason and calculation. — Charles Baudelaire
• A great deal of intelligence can be invested in ignorance when the need for illusion is deep. — Saul Bellow
• If you don't know where you are going, you might wind up someplace else. — Yogi Berra
• United we stand, divided we fall. — Aesop
• Good order is the foundation of all things. — Edmund Burke

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