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Edward Young:A soul without reflection, like a


A soul without reflection, like a pile Without inhabitant, to ruin runs.
by Edward Young


Thomas Paine:There are two distinct classes of


There are two distinct classes of what are called thoughts: those that we produce in ourselves by reflection and the act of thinking and those that bolt into the mind of their own accord.
by Thomas Paine


George Santayana:A string of excited, fugitive,


A string of excited, fugitive, miscellaneous pleasures is not happiness; happiness resides in imaginative reflection and judgment, when the picture of one's life, or of human life, as it truly has been or is, satisfies the will, and is gladly accepted.
by George Santayana


Oscar Wilde:Beauty is a form of genius - is


Beauty is a form of genius - is higher, indeed, than genius, as it needs no explanation. It is of the great facts in the world like sunlight, or springtime, or the reflection in dark water of that silver shell we call the moon.
by Oscar Wilde


Thomas Paine:I love the man that can smile in


I love the man that can smile in trouble, that can gather strength from distress, and row brave by reflection. 'Tis the business of little minds to shrink but he whose heart is firm, and whose conscience approves his conduct, will pursue his principles unto death.
by Thomas Paine


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