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Samuel Johnson

"Distance has the same effect on the mind as on the eye, and while we glide along the stream of time, whatever we leave behind us is always lessening, and that which we approach increasing in magnitude."

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"Distance has the same effect on the mind as on the eye, and while we glide along the stream of time, whatever we leave behind us is always lessening, and that which we approach increasing in magnitude."

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"Montana seems to me to be what a small boy would think Texas is like from hearing Texans."

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"Mountains, according to the angle of view, the season, the time of day, the beholder's frame of mind, or any one thing, can effectively change their appearance. Thus, it is essential to recognize that we can never know more than one side, one small aspect of a mountain."

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"Every eye makes its own perception."

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"An artistic perspective will jab at you from a different angle, its logic comes like a pitcher with a curveball."

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"Beautiful gifts sometimes come wrapped in ugly paper."

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"Is your life story the truth? Yes, the chronological events are true. Is it the whole truth? No, you see and judge it through your conditioned eyes and mind - not of all involved - nor do you see the entire overview. Is it nothing but the truth? No, you select, share, delete, distort, subtract, assume and add what you want, need and choose to."

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"It is not the chains of some tyrant that robs us of freedom. Rather, it is the staleness of our attitude."

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"Wealth of time is actually of more value than natural resources (petroleum, gold, diamond, gas etc.) and more valuable than human resources."

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"All travel has its advantages. If the passenger visits better countries, he may learn to improve his own. And if fortune carries him to worse, he may learn to enjoy it."
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"Sir a woman preaching is like a dog's walking on his hind legs. It is not done well: but you are surprised to find it done at all."
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