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Do not mix de galloping of your horse, my knight, with the beating of your heart.
Do not mix de galloping of your horse, my knight, with the beating of your heart.
Inside an oasis, there are many little deserts.
Inside an oasis, there are many little deserts.
In water one sees one's own face; But in wine one beholds the heart of another
In water one sees one's own face; But in wine one beholds the heart of another
The beginning of love is to let those we love be perfectly themselves, and not to twist them to fit read more
The beginning of love is to let those we love be perfectly themselves, and not to twist them to fit our own image. Otherwise we love only the reflection of ourselves we find in them.
There are two sides to every coin
There are two sides to every coin
Reflection is a flower of the mind, giving out wholesome fragrance; but revelry is the same flower, when rank and read more
Reflection is a flower of the mind, giving out wholesome fragrance; but revelry is the same flower, when rank and running to seed.
 The next time you go out to a smoking party, young feller, fill 
your pipe with that 'ere reflection.  
 The next time you go out to a smoking party, young feller, fill 
your pipe with that 'ere reflection. 
Democracy is the art of thinking independently together
Democracy is the art of thinking independently together
 The solitary side of our nature demands leisure for reflection 
upon subjects on which the dash and whirl of read more 
 The solitary side of our nature demands leisure for reflection 
upon subjects on which the dash and whirl of daily business, so 
long as its clouds rise thick about us, forbid the intellect to 
fasten itself.