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Folly, thou conquerest, and I must yieldAgainst stupidity the very godsThemselves contend in vain. Exalted reason, Resplendent daughter of the head divine,Wise founders of the system of the world,Guide of the stars, who are thou then, if thou,Bound to the tail of folly's uncurb'd steed,Must, vainly shrieking, with the drunken crowd,Eyes open, plunge down headlong in the abyss. – Johann Christian Friedrich von Schiller	added by acronimous 14 years ago
When science, art, literature, and philosophy are simply the manifestation of personality they are on a level where glorious and dazzling achievements are possible, which can make a man's name live for thousands of years. But above this level, far above, separated by an abyss, is the level where the highest things are achieved. These things are essentially anonymous. – Simone Weil	added by anonymous 14 years ago
The heart of a mother is a deep abyss at the bottom of which you will always find forgiveness. – Honore' de Balzac	added by anonymous 14 years ago
The stream of thought flows on but most of its segments fall into the bottomless abyss of oblivion. Of some, no memory survives the instant of their passage. Of others, it is confined to a few moments, hours or days. Others, again, leave vestiges which are indestructible, and by means of which they may be recalled as long as life endures. – William James	added by anonymous 14 years ago
Sit down before fact like a little child, and be prepared to give up every preconceived notion. Follow humbly wherever and to whatever abyss Nature leads, or you shall learn nothing. – Thomas Huxley	added by anonymous 14 years ago
If you gaze long into an abyss, the abyss will gaze back into you. – Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche	added by anonymous 14 years ago
Whoever fights monsters should see to it that in the process he does not become a monster. And when you look into an abyss, the abyss also looks into you. – Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche	added by anonymous 14 years ago
He who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby become a monster. And if you gaze for long into an abyss, the abyss gazes also into you. – Friedrich Nietzsche	added by anonymous 14 years ago

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