A mind that is stretched by a new experience can never go back to its old dimensions.
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Life is painting a picture, not doing a sum.
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When in doubt, do it.
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The rules of evidence in the main are based on experience, logic, and common sense, less hampered by history than some parts of the substantive law.
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On the whole, I am on the side of the unregenerate who affirms the worth of life as an end in itself, as against the saints who deny it.
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Every calling is great when greatly pursued.
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