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There is no more beautiful life than that of a student.
There is no more beautiful life than that of a student.
I think your whole life shows in your face and you should be proud of that.
I think your whole life shows in your face and you should be proud of that.
It is vain to say human beings ought to be satisfied with tranquillity: they must have action; and they will read more
It is vain to say human beings ought to be satisfied with tranquillity: they must have action; and they will make it if they cannot find it.
A man who strains himself on the stage is bound, if he is any good, to strain all the people read more
A man who strains himself on the stage is bound, if he is any good, to strain all the people sitting in the stalls.
To sentence a man of true genius, to the drudgery of a school is to put a racehorse on a read more
To sentence a man of true genius, to the drudgery of a school is to put a racehorse on a treadmill.
To accept a favor is to forfeit liberty.
To accept a favor is to forfeit liberty.
He that toucheth pitch shall be defiled therewith; and he that hath fellowship with a proud man shall be like read more
He that toucheth pitch shall be defiled therewith; and he that hath fellowship with a proud man shall be like unto him. [Ecclesiasticus 13:1].
No one wants advice -- only corroboration. - The Winter of Our Discontent.
No one wants advice -- only corroboration. - The Winter of Our Discontent.
That which seems the height of absurdity in one generation often becomes the height of wisdom in the next.
That which seems the height of absurdity in one generation often becomes the height of wisdom in the next.
