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A free man is a jealous of his responsibilities as he is of his liberties.
A free man is a jealous of his responsibilities as he is of his liberties.
Let us be poised, and wise, and our own, today.
Let us be poised, and wise, and our own, today.
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.
He that gives good advice, builds with one hand; he that gives good counsel and example, builds with both; but read more
He that gives good advice, builds with one hand; he that gives good counsel and example, builds with both; but he that gives good admonition and bad example, builds with one hand and pulls down with the other.
I probably hold the distinction of being one movie star who, by all laws of logic, should never have made read more
I probably hold the distinction of being one movie star who, by all laws of logic, should never have made it. At each stage of my career, I lacked the experience.
Whoever undertakes to set himself up as a judge of Truth and Knowledge is shipwrecked by the laughter of the read more
Whoever undertakes to set himself up as a judge of Truth and Knowledge is shipwrecked by the laughter of the gods.
I do not think much of a man who is not wiser today than he was yesterday.
I do not think much of a man who is not wiser today than he was yesterday.
Even the richest soil, if left uncultivated will produce the rankest weeds.
Even the richest soil, if left uncultivated will produce the rankest weeds.
Who is more foolish, the child afraid of the dark, or the man afraid of the light?
Who is more foolish, the child afraid of the dark, or the man afraid of the light?