The pursuit of perfection, then, is the pursuit of sweetness and light. . . . He who works … - Matthew Arnold

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The calm before the storm

Matthew Arnold

The pursuit of perfection, then, is the pursuit of sweetness and light. . . . He who works for sweetness and light united, works to make reason and the will of God prevail.

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Nature's great law, and the law of all men's minds? To its own impulse every creature stirs: Live by thy light, and Earth will live by hers.

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The strongest part of a religion today is its unconscious poetry

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Without poetry our science will appear incomplete, and most of what now passes with us for religion and philosophy will be replaced by poetry.

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Sad Patience, too near neighbour to despair.

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History - a vast Mississippi of falsehoods

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Child,' said the Lion, 'I am telling you your story, not hers. No one is told any story but their own.

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Reading is more of a left-brain process, and listening to music is a right-brain function.

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Ilona Andrews

If you come, you better come in force because I will kill every single one of you. My hand won't shake, my aim won't falter. My face will be the last thing you'll see before you die. " I jammed my knife into the table and walked out.

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Linus Torvalds

If you have ever done any security work - and it did not involve the concept of "network of trust" - it wasn't security work, it was - masturbation. I don't know what you were doing. But trust me, it's the only way you can do security, it's the only way you can do development.

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