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Advice is like snow; the softer it falls the longer it dwells upon, and the deeper it sinks into the read more
Advice is like snow; the softer it falls the longer it dwells upon, and the deeper it sinks into the mind.
Studies serve for delight, for ornaments, and for ability.
Studies serve for delight, for ornaments, and for ability.
Let's not quibble! I'm the foe of moderation, the champion of excess. If I may lift a line from a read more
Let's not quibble! I'm the foe of moderation, the champion of excess. If I may lift a line from a die-hard whose identity is lost in the shuffle, "I'd rather be strongly wrong than weakly right.".
I think knowing what you cannot do is more important than knowing what you can.
I think knowing what you cannot do is more important than knowing what you can.
Common sense is only a modification of talent. Genius is an exaltation of it. The difference is, therefore, in degree, read more
Common sense is only a modification of talent. Genius is an exaltation of it. The difference is, therefore, in degree, not nature.
When we have begun to take charge of our lives, to own ourselves, there is no longer any need to read more
When we have begun to take charge of our lives, to own ourselves, there is no longer any need to ask permission of someone.
During my eighty-seven years, I have witnessed a whole succession of technological revolutions. But none of them has done away read more
During my eighty-seven years, I have witnessed a whole succession of technological revolutions. But none of them has done away with the need for character in the individual or the ability to think.
Education is not a preparation for life; education is life itself.
Education is not a preparation for life; education is life itself.
The person who tries to live alone will not succeed as a human being. His heart withers if it does read more
The person who tries to live alone will not succeed as a human being. His heart withers if it does not answer another heart. His mind shrinks away if he hears only the echoes of his own thoughts and finds no other inspiration.
