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There is more wisdom in your body than in your deepest philosophy.
There is more wisdom in your body than in your deepest philosophy.
 And may you better reck the rede,
 Than ever did th' adviser.  
 And may you better reck the rede,
 Than ever did th' adviser. 
A fool flatters himself, a wise man flatters the fool.
A fool flatters himself, a wise man flatters the fool.
If your strength is small, don't carry heavy burdens. If your words are worthless, don't give advice.
If your strength is small, don't carry heavy burdens. If your words are worthless, don't give advice.
I've always shied away from conventional wisdom, though I know the power of it.
I've always shied away from conventional wisdom, though I know the power of it.
In youth and beauty, wisdom is but rare!
In youth and beauty, wisdom is but rare!
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
No one wants advice -- only corroboration.
No one wants advice -- only corroboration.
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.