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Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something.
Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something.
For, he that expects nothing shall not be disappointed, but he that expects much - if he lives and uses read more
For, he that expects nothing shall not be disappointed, but he that expects much - if he lives and uses that in hand day by day - shall be full to running over.
The next best thing to being wise oneself is to live in a circle of those who are
The next best thing to being wise oneself is to live in a circle of those who are
 The heart of the wise in in the house of mourning, but the heart 
of fools is in the read more 
 The heart of the wise in in the house of mourning, but the heart 
of fools is in the house of mirth. 
Lessons of wisdom have the most power over us when they capture the heart through the groundwork of a story, read more
Lessons of wisdom have the most power over us when they capture the heart through the groundwork of a story, which engages the passions.
 My days are swifter than a weaver's shuttle, and are spent 
without hope.  
 My days are swifter than a weaver's shuttle, and are spent 
without hope. 
 After the day there cometh the derke night;
 For though the day be never so longe,
  At read more 
 After the day there cometh the derke night;
 For though the day be never so longe,
  At last the belles ringeth to evensonge. 
 Day is a snow-white Dove of heaven
 That from the East glad message brings.  
 Day is a snow-white Dove of heaven
 That from the East glad message brings. 
A wise man never loses anything, if he has himself.
A wise man never loses anything, if he has himself.