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Study the best and highest things that are; but of yourself humble thoughts retain.
Study the best and highest things that are; but of yourself humble thoughts retain.
The testimony of the Lord is sure making wise the simple. [Psalms 19:7].
The testimony of the Lord is sure making wise the simple. [Psalms 19:7].
The simplest explanation is that it doesn't make sense.
The simplest explanation is that it doesn't make sense.
Knowledge comes, but wisdom lingers.
Knowledge comes, but wisdom lingers.
Bad experience is a school that only fools keep going to.
Bad experience is a school that only fools keep going to.
One ought, every day at least, to hear a little song, read a good poem, see a fine picture and, read more
One ought, every day at least, to hear a little song, read a good poem, see a fine picture and, if possible, speak a few reasonable words.
Every silver lining has a cloud.
Every silver lining has a cloud.
Success is not something I've wrapped my brain around. If people go to those movies, then yes, that's true, big-time read more
Success is not something I've wrapped my brain around. If people go to those movies, then yes, that's true, big-time success. If not, it's much ado about nothing. [On the prospects for his 1997 movies The Rainmaker and Good Will Hunting].
Thought is a dangerous thing; it makes one see that the popular notions of society are wrong.
Thought is a dangerous thing; it makes one see that the popular notions of society are wrong.
