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    When I was a boy of 14, my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have the old man around. But when I got to be 21, I was astonished at how much the old man had learned in seven years.

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If everybody thought before they spoke, the silence would be deafening.

If everybody thought before they spoke, the silence would be deafening.

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Promise is most given when the least is said.

Promise is most given when the least is said.

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Learning is not compulsory but neither is survival.

Learning is not compulsory but neither is survival.

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Darkness is only driven out with light, not more darkness.

Darkness is only driven out with light, not more darkness.

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Never forget that life can only be nobly inspired and rightly lived if you take it bravely and gallantly, as read more

Never forget that life can only be nobly inspired and rightly lived if you take it bravely and gallantly, as a splendid adventure in which you are setting out into an unknown country, to meet many a joy, to find many a comrade, to win and lose many a battle.

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The essence of knowledge is, having it, to apply it; not having it, to confess your ignorance.

The essence of knowledge is, having it, to apply it; not having it, to confess your ignorance.

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My family pride is something inconceivable. I can't help it. I was born sneering.

My family pride is something inconceivable. I can't help it. I was born sneering.

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Singularity shows something wrong in the mind.

Singularity shows something wrong in the mind.

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You cannot make a revolution with silk gloves.

You cannot make a revolution with silk gloves.

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