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    Spontaneously to God should turn the soul,
    Like the magnetic needle to the pole;
    But what were that intrinsic virtue worth,
    Suppose some fellow, with more zeal than knowledge,
    Fresh from St. Andrew's College,
    Should nail the conscious needle to the north?

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The future influences the present just as much as the past.

The future influences the present just as much as the past.

by Friedrich Nietzsche Found in: Influence Quotes,
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By the golden chain Homer meant nothing else than the sun.

By the golden chain Homer meant nothing else than the sun.

by Plato Found in: Influence Quotes,
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If the nose of Cleopatra had been shorter, the whole face of the
earth would have been changed.

If the nose of Cleopatra had been shorter, the whole face of the
earth would have been changed.

by Blaise Pascal Found in: Influence Quotes,
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No star ever rose or set without influence somewhere.

No star ever rose or set without influence somewhere.

by Lord Lytton Found in: Influence Quotes,
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Blessed influence of one true loving human soul on another.

Blessed influence of one true loving human soul on another.

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We all take different paths in life, but no matter where we go, we take a little of each other read more

We all take different paths in life, but no matter where we go, we take a little of each other everywhere.

by Scott Adams Found in: Influence Quotes,
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The work an unknown good man has done is like a vein of water
flowing hidden underground, secretly making read more

The work an unknown good man has done is like a vein of water
flowing hidden underground, secretly making the ground green.

by Thomas Carlyle Found in: Influence Quotes,
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If it were in my power, I would be wiser; but a newly felt power
carries me off in read more

If it were in my power, I would be wiser; but a newly felt power
carries me off in spite of myself; love leads me one way, my
understanding another.
[Lat., Si possem sanior essem.
Sed trahit invitam nova vis; aliudque Cupido,
Mens aliud.]

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The very room, coz she was in,
Seemed warm f'om floor to ceilin'.

The very room, coz she was in,
Seemed warm f'om floor to ceilin'.

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