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He that gives good advice, builds with one hand; he that gives good counsel and example, builds with both; but read more
He that gives good advice, builds with one hand; he that gives good counsel and example, builds with both; but he that gives good admonition and bad example, builds with one hand and pulls down with the other.
The only thing to do with good advice is to pass it on. It is never of any use to read more
The only thing to do with good advice is to pass it on. It is never of any use to oneself.
Knowledge, a rude unprofitable mass, the mere materials with which wisdom builds, till smoothed and squared and fitted to its read more
Knowledge, a rude unprofitable mass, the mere materials with which wisdom builds, till smoothed and squared and fitted to its place, does but encumber whom it seems to enrich. Knowledge is proud that he has learned so much; wisdom is humble that he knows no more.
You can buy a person's time; you can buy their physical presence at a given place; you can even buy read more
You can buy a person's time; you can buy their physical presence at a given place; you can even buy a measured number of their skilled muscular motions per hour. But you can not buy enthusiasm... you can not buy loyalty. You can not buy the devotion of hearts, minds, or souls. You must earn these.
Never deprive someone of hope; it may be all they have.
Never deprive someone of hope; it may be all they have.
To be ignorant of one's ignorance is the malady of the ignorant.
To be ignorant of one's ignorance is the malady of the ignorant.
Nine-tenths of wisdom consists in being wise in time.
Nine-tenths of wisdom consists in being wise in time.
Let us be poised, and wise, and our own, today.
Let us be poised, and wise, and our own, today.
No man or woman has achieved an effective personality who is not self-disciplined. Such discipline must not be an end read more
No man or woman has achieved an effective personality who is not self-disciplined. Such discipline must not be an end in itself, but must be directed to the development of resolute Christian character.