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    The hunger and thirst for knowledge, the keen delight in the chase, the good humored willingness to admit that the scent was false, the eager desire to get on with the work, the cheerful resolution to go back and begin again, the broad good sense, the unaffected modesty, the imperturbable temper, the gratitude for any little help that was given -- all these will remain in my memory though I cannot paint them for others.

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To me the charm of an encyclopedia is that it knows and I needn't.

To me the charm of an encyclopedia is that it knows and I needn't.

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With so much information now online, it is exceptionally easy to simply dive in and drown.

With so much information now online, it is exceptionally easy to simply dive in and drown.

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Forget the times of your distress, but never forget what they taught you.

Forget the times of your distress, but never forget what they taught you.

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Good instincts usually tell you what to do before your head has figured it out.

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The winds and waves are always on the side of the ablest navigators.

The winds and waves are always on the side of the ablest navigators.

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Wonder is the beginning of wisdom. -Anonymous (Greek Proverb).

Wonder is the beginning of wisdom. -Anonymous (Greek Proverb).

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If you can keep your head about you when all about you are losing theirs, its just possible you haven't read more

If you can keep your head about you when all about you are losing theirs, its just possible you haven't grasped the situation.

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The most complex things are the simplest.

The most complex things are the simplest.

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The common people of America display a quality of good common sense which is heartening to anyone who believes in read more

The common people of America display a quality of good common sense which is heartening to anyone who believes in the democratic process.

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