Iron sharpens iron; scholar, the scholar.

Quote by William Drummond

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He that will not reason is a bigot; he that cannot reason is a fool;...

He that will not reason is a bigot; he that cannot reason is a fool;...

I study myself more than any other subject; it is my metaphysic, and my physic.

I study myself more than any other subject; it is my metaphysic, and my physic.

I study myself more than any other subject; it is my metaphysic, and my physic.

I study myself more than any other subject; it is my metaphysic, and my physic.

Study what thou art Whereof thou art a part What thou knowest of this art...

Study what thou art Whereof thou art a part What thou knowest of this art...

He who dares not (reason), is a slave.

He who dares not (reason), is a slave.

As we had no part of our will on our entrance into this life, we...

As we had no part of our will on our entrance into this life, we...

He who will not reason, is a bigot; he who cannot is a fool; and...

He who will not reason, is a bigot; he who cannot is a fool; and...

Put a bridle on thy tongue; set a guard before thy lips, lest the words...

Put a bridle on thy tongue; set a guard before thy lips, lest the words...

He that will not reason is a bigot; he that cannot reason is a fool;...

He that will not reason is a bigot; he that cannot reason is a fool;...

There is a silence, the child of love, which expresses everything, and proclaims more loudly...

There is a silence, the child of love, which expresses everything, and proclaims more loudly...

Sleep, Silence's child, sweet father of soft rest, Prince whose approach peace to all mortals...

Sleep, Silence's child, sweet father of soft rest, Prince whose approach peace to all mortals...

Grief is nature's most powerful aphrodisiac.

Grief is nature's most powerful aphrodisiac.

She was no longer wrestling with the grief, but could sit down with it as...

She was no longer wrestling with the grief, but could sit down with it as...

Of all the griefs that harass the distressed, sure the most bitter is a scornful...

Of all the griefs that harass the distressed, sure the most bitter is a scornful...

Beauty is ever to the lonely mind a shadow fleeting; she is never plain. She...

Beauty is ever to the lonely mind a shadow fleeting; she is never plain. She...

Feed on her damask cheek: she pined in thought, And with a green and yellow...

Feed on her damask cheek: she pined in thought, And with a green and yellow...

I come into the peace of wild things who do not tax their lives with...

I come into the peace of wild things who do not tax their lives with...

I will not say Do not weep, for not all tears are an evil.

I will not say Do not weep, for not all tears are an evil.

You may my glories and my state depose, But not my griefs; still am I...

You may my glories and my state depose, But not my griefs; still am I...

All things grow with time - except grief.

All things grow with time - except grief.