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Darkness is only driven out with light, not more darkness.
Darkness is only driven out with light, not more darkness.
Fools take to themselves the respect that is given to their office.
Fools take to themselves the respect that is given to their office.
They that sow in tears shall reap joy. [Psalms 126:5].
They that sow in tears shall reap joy. [Psalms 126:5].
As we advance in life we learn the limits of our abilities.
As we advance in life we learn the limits of our abilities.
Learning hath gained most by those books by which the printers have lost.
Learning hath gained most by those books by which the printers have lost.
Never try to teach a pig to sing. It wastes your time and annoys the pig.
Never try to teach a pig to sing. It wastes your time and annoys the pig.
Good men prefer to be accountable.
Good men prefer to be accountable.
If you saw Atlas, the giant who holds the world on his shoulders, if you saw that he stood, blood read more
If you saw Atlas, the giant who holds the world on his shoulders, if you saw that he stood, blood running down his chest, his knees buckling, his arms trembling but still trying to hold the world aloft with the last of his strength, and the greater the effort the heavier the world bore down upon his shoulders -- what would you tell him to do? I don't know. What could he do? What would you tell him? To shrug.
It is a shameful thing to be weary of inquiry when what we search for is excellent.
It is a shameful thing to be weary of inquiry when what we search for is excellent.
