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In those days he was wiser than he is now--he used frequently to take my advice.
In those days he was wiser than he is now--he used frequently to take my advice.
The man who is too old to learn was probably always too old to learn.
The man who is too old to learn was probably always too old to learn.
My family pride is something inconceivable. I can't help it. I was born sneering.
My family pride is something inconceivable. I can't help it. I was born sneering.
Oh the comfort, the inexpressible comfort of feeling safe with a person, having neither to weigh thoughts nor measure words, read more
Oh the comfort, the inexpressible comfort of feeling safe with a person, having neither to weigh thoughts nor measure words, but pouring them all right out, just as they are -- chaff and grain together -- certain that a faithful hand will take and sift them, keep what is worth keeping, and with the breath of kindness blow the rest away….
To reach a great height a person needs to have great depth.
To reach a great height a person needs to have great depth.
Foolproof systems do not take into account the ingenuity of fools.
Foolproof systems do not take into account the ingenuity of fools.
The cure for admiring the house of lords is to go and look at it.
The cure for admiring the house of lords is to go and look at it.
Do unto others as you would have others do unto you. [Matthew 7:120].
Do unto others as you would have others do unto you. [Matthew 7:120].
We should be careful to get out of an experience only the wisdom that is in it - and stop read more
We should be careful to get out of an experience only the wisdom that is in it - and stop there; lest we be like the cat that sits down on a hot stove lid. She will never sit on a hot stove lid again - and that is well; but also she will never sit down on a cold one anymore. -Mark Twain.
