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    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.

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But a stranger in a strange land, he is no one: men know him not-and to know not is to read more

But a stranger in a strange land, he is no one: men know him not-and to know not is to care not for.

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Count your age with friends but not with years.

Count your age with friends but not with years.

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Get over the idea that only children should spend their time in study. Be a student so long as you read more

Get over the idea that only children should spend their time in study. Be a student so long as you still have something to learn, and this will mean all your life.

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A moment's insight is sometimes worth a life's experience.

A moment's insight is sometimes worth a life's experience.

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No padlocks, bolts, or bars can secure a maiden better than her own reserve.

No padlocks, bolts, or bars can secure a maiden better than her own reserve.

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The object of the superior man is truth.

The object of the superior man is truth.

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Great opportunities to help others seldom come, but small ones surround us every day.

Great opportunities to help others seldom come, but small ones surround us every day.

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Advice is like snow; the softer it falls the longer it dwells upon, and the deeper it sinks into the read more

Advice is like snow; the softer it falls the longer it dwells upon, and the deeper it sinks into the mind.

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Great things are only possible with outrageous requests.

Great things are only possible with outrageous requests.

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