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Wind buffs up empty bladders; opinion, fools.
Wind buffs up empty bladders; opinion, fools.
It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a
thought without accepting it.
It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a
thought without accepting it.
Ostentation is the signal flag of hypocrisy.
Ostentation is the signal flag of hypocrisy.
Never seem wiser, nor more learned, than the people you are with. Wear your learning, like your watch, in a read more
Never seem wiser, nor more learned, than the people you are with. Wear your learning, like your watch, in a private pocket: and do not merely pull it out and strike it; merely to show that you have one.
Logic, like whiskey, loses its beneficial effect when taken in too large quantities.
Logic, like whiskey, loses its beneficial effect when taken in too large quantities.
Why fools are endowed by nature with voices so much louder than sensible people possess is a mystery. It is read more
Why fools are endowed by nature with voices so much louder than sensible people possess is a mystery. It is a fact emphasized throughout history.
Thou ought to be nice, even to superstition, in keeping thy promises, and therefore equally cautious in making them.
Thou ought to be nice, even to superstition, in keeping thy promises, and therefore equally cautious in making them.
As we advance in life we learn the limits of our abilities.
As we advance in life we learn the limits of our abilities.
Promise is most given when the least is said.
Promise is most given when the least is said.
