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A good time to keep your mouth shut is when you're in deep water.
A good time to keep your mouth shut is when you're in deep water.
The highest qualities of character… must be earned.
The highest qualities of character… must be earned.
When matters are desperate we must put on a desperate face.
When matters are desperate we must put on a desperate face.
Thought is a dangerous thing; it makes one see that the popular notions of society are wrong.
Thought is a dangerous thing; it makes one see that the popular notions of society are wrong.
The fool who persists in his folly will become wise.
The fool who persists in his folly will become wise.
It's not how much we have, but how much we enjoy, that makes happiness.
It's not how much we have, but how much we enjoy, that makes happiness.
The winds and waves are always on the side of the ablest navigators.
The winds and waves are always on the side of the ablest navigators.
Study the best and highest things that are; but of yourself humble thoughts retain.
Study the best and highest things that are; but of yourself humble thoughts retain.
You can't shake hands with a clenched fist.
You can't shake hands with a clenched fist.