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The simplest explanation is that it doesn't make sense.
The simplest explanation is that it doesn't make sense.
Men for the sake of getting a living forget to live.
Men for the sake of getting a living forget to live.
Begin -- to begin is half the work, let half still remain; again begin this, and thou wilt have finished.
Begin -- to begin is half the work, let half still remain; again begin this, and thou wilt have finished.
True wisdom lies in gathering the precious things out of each day as it goes by.
True wisdom lies in gathering the precious things out of each day as it goes by.
Ostentation is the signal flag of hypocrisy.
Ostentation is the signal flag of hypocrisy.
Knowledge of the world in only to be acquired in the world, and not in a closet.
Knowledge of the world in only to be acquired in the world, and not in a closet.
When a true genius appears in the world you may know him by this sign: that all the dunces are read more
When a true genius appears in the world you may know him by this sign: that all the dunces are in confederacy against him.
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?
The superior man is firm in the right way, and not merely firm.
The superior man is firm in the right way, and not merely firm.
