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Wise men are more dependent on fools than fools on wise men.
Wise men are more dependent on fools than fools on wise men.
I know what I have given you. I do not know what you have received
I know what I have given you. I do not know what you have received
We must become the change we want to see.
We must become the change we want to see.
By three methods we may learn wisdom: first, by reflection, which is noblest; second, by imitation, which is easiest; and read more
By three methods we may learn wisdom: first, by reflection, which is noblest; second, by imitation, which is easiest; and third, by experience, which is the most bitter.
Concentrate your energies, your thoughts and your capital. The wise man puts all his eggs in one basket and watches read more
Concentrate your energies, your thoughts and your capital. The wise man puts all his eggs in one basket and watches the basket.
A wise man never loses anything, if he has himself.
A wise man never loses anything, if he has himself.
To speak as the common people do, to think as wise men do.
To speak as the common people do, to think as wise men do.
What we call wisdom is the result of all the wisdom of past ages. Our best institutions are like young read more
What we call wisdom is the result of all the wisdom of past ages. Our best institutions are like young trees growing upon the roots of the old trunks that have crumbled away.
The words of the wise are as goads, and as nails fastened by the
masters of assemblies, which are read more
The words of the wise are as goads, and as nails fastened by the
masters of assemblies, which are given from one shepherd.