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Worth begets in base minds, envy; in great souls, emulation.
Worth begets in base minds, envy; in great souls, emulation.
Wear your learning, like a watch, in a private pocket: and do not pull
it out and strike it, merely read more
Wear your learning, like a watch, in a private pocket: and do not pull
it out and strike it, merely to show that you have one.
He that would have the fruit must climb the tree.
He that would have the fruit must climb the tree.
A happy family is but an earlier heaven.
A happy family is but an earlier heaven.
Hard writing makes easy reading. Easy writing makes hard reading.
Hard writing makes easy reading. Easy writing makes hard reading.
The metaphor is perhaps one of man's most fruitful potentialities. Its
efficacy verges on magic, and it seems a tool read more
The metaphor is perhaps one of man's most fruitful potentialities. Its
efficacy verges on magic, and it seems a tool for creation which God
forgot inside one of His creatures when He made him.
Circumstances may cause interruptions and delays, but never lose sight of your goal. Prepare yourself in every way you can read more
Circumstances may cause interruptions and delays, but never lose sight of your goal. Prepare yourself in every way you can by increasing your knowledge and adding to your experience, so that you can make the most of opportunity when it occurs.
Be like a postage stamp. Stick to one thing until you get there.
Be like a postage stamp. Stick to one thing until you get there.
The ends must justify the means.
The ends must justify the means.
