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He that toucheth pitch shall be defiled therewith; and he that hath fellowship with a proud man shall be like read more
He that toucheth pitch shall be defiled therewith; and he that hath fellowship with a proud man shall be like unto him. [Ecclesiasticus 13:1].
To do nothing is also a good remedy.
To do nothing is also a good remedy.
We own almost all our knowledge not to those who have agreed but to those who have differed.
We own almost all our knowledge not to those who have agreed but to those who have differed.
Happiness is as a butterfly which, when pursued, is always beyond our grasp, but which if you will sit down read more
Happiness is as a butterfly which, when pursued, is always beyond our grasp, but which if you will sit down quietly, may alight upon you.
It is an old maxim of mine that when you have excluded the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be read more
It is an old maxim of mine that when you have excluded the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth. - The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, "The Beryl Coronet".
He that can heroically endure adversity will bear prosperity with equal greatest of the soul; for the mind that cannot read more
He that can heroically endure adversity will bear prosperity with equal greatest of the soul; for the mind that cannot be dejected by the former is not likely to be transported without the latter.
My experience has taught me, and it has become a principle with me, that it is never any benefit to read more
My experience has taught me, and it has become a principle with me, that it is never any benefit to give out and out, to man or woman, money, food, clothing, or anything else, if they are able-bodied and can work and earn what they need, when there is anything on earth for them to do. This is my principle and I try to act upon it. To pursue a contrary course would ruin any community in the world and make them idlers.
He that won't be counselled can't be helped.
He that won't be counselled can't be helped.
Good instincts usually tell you what to do before your head has figured it out.
Good instincts usually tell you what to do before your head has figured it out.
