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When people talk, listen completely. Most people never listen.
When people talk, listen completely. Most people never listen.
He that toucheth pitch shall be defiled therewith; and he that hath fellowship with a proud man shall be like read more
He that toucheth pitch shall be defiled therewith; and he that hath fellowship with a proud man shall be like unto him. [Ecclesiasticus 13:1].
No one is free who does not lord over himself.
No one is free who does not lord over himself.
As we advance in life we learn the limits of our abilities.
As we advance in life we learn the limits of our abilities.
He that has pity on the poor lends to the Lord.
He that has pity on the poor lends to the Lord.
One principle reason why men are so often useless is that they divide and shift their attention among a multiplicity read more
One principle reason why men are so often useless is that they divide and shift their attention among a multiplicity of objects and pursuits.
Right is its own defense.
Right is its own defense.
Learning hath gained most by those books by which the printers have lost.
Learning hath gained most by those books by which the printers have lost.
My experience has taught me, and it has become a principle with me, that it is never any benefit to read more
My experience has taught me, and it has become a principle with me, that it is never any benefit to give out and out, to man or woman, money, food, clothing, or anything else, if they are able-bodied and can work and earn what they need, when there is anything on earth for them to do. This is my principle and I try to act upon it. To pursue a contrary course would ruin any community in the world and make them idlers.
