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For beautiful eyes, look for the good in others; for beautiful lips, speak only words of kindness; and for poise, read more
For beautiful eyes, look for the good in others; for beautiful lips, speak only words of kindness; and for poise, walk with the knowledge that you are never alone.
Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit; wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit; wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
Sometimes I lie awake at night, and ask, 'Where have I gone wrong?' Then a voice says to me, 'This read more
Sometimes I lie awake at night, and ask, 'Where have I gone wrong?' Then a voice says to me, 'This is going to take more than one night.'
Great men are not always wise: neither do the aged understand
judgment.
Great men are not always wise: neither do the aged understand
judgment.
Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye
therefore wise as serpents, and read more
Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye
therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.
rnAll my life I have tried to pluck a thistle and plant a flower wherever the flower would grow in read more
rnAll my life I have tried to pluck a thistle and plant a flower wherever the flower would grow in thought and mind.rnAbraham LincolnrnNature, Mind, ThoughtrnI destroy my enemies when I make them my friends.rnAbraham LincolnrnFriends, DestroyrnI'm a slow walker, but I never walk back.rnAbraham LincolnrnBack, Walk, SlowrnI do not think much of a man who is not wiser today than he was yesterday.
Wise men are more dependent on fools than fools on wise men.
Wise men are more dependent on fools than fools on wise men.
Sciences may be learned by rote, but wisdom not.
Sciences may be learned by rote, but wisdom not.
There is no pain equal to that which two lovers can inflict on one another. This should be made clear read more
There is no pain equal to that which two lovers can inflict on one another. This should be made clear to all who contemplate such a union. The avoidance of this pain is the beginning of wisdom, for it is strong enough to contaminate the rest of our lives.