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Promise is most given when the least is said.
Promise is most given when the least is said.
One ought, every day at least, to hear a little song, read a good poem, see a fine picture and, read more
One ought, every day at least, to hear a little song, read a good poem, see a fine picture and, if possible, speak a few reasonable words.
It requires wisdom to understand wisdom: the music is nothing if the audience is deaf.
It requires wisdom to understand wisdom: the music is nothing if the audience is deaf.
Silence is as full of potential wisdom and wit as the unhewn marble of a great sculpture.
Silence is as full of potential wisdom and wit as the unhewn marble of a great sculpture.
Intolerance is the most socially acceptable form of egotism, for it permits us to assume superiority without personal boasting.
Intolerance is the most socially acceptable form of egotism, for it permits us to assume superiority without personal boasting.
Experience teaches only the teachable.
Experience teaches only the teachable.
Acting is a matter of giving away secrets.
Acting is a matter of giving away secrets.
Living with a saint is more grueling than being one.
Living with a saint is more grueling than being one.
A thought which does not result in an action is nothing much, and an action which does not proceed from read more
A thought which does not result in an action is nothing much, and an action which does not proceed from a thought is nothing at all.
