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Wisdom is ofttimes nearer when we stoop than when we soar.
Wisdom is ofttimes nearer when we stoop than when we soar.
Remember son, many a good story has been ruined by over verification.
Remember son, many a good story has been ruined by over verification.
Through wisdom is a house built; and by understanding it is established; and by knowledge shall every room be filled read more
Through wisdom is a house built; and by understanding it is established; and by knowledge shall every room be filled with precious and pleasant riches.
Thinking in words slows you down and actually decreases comprehension in much the same way as walking a tightrope too read more
Thinking in words slows you down and actually decreases comprehension in much the same way as walking a tightrope too slowly makes one lose one's balance.
Character contributes to beauty. It fortifies a woman as her youth fades.
Character contributes to beauty. It fortifies a woman as her youth fades.
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.
Wise people always think wisely and never otherwise !.
Wise people always think wisely and never otherwise !.
The question is not whether we will die, but how we will live.
The question is not whether we will die, but how we will live.
When I was a boy of 14, my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have the old read more
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.
