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Experience is what you get when you don't get what you want.
Experience is what you get when you don't get what you want.
Let us be poised, and wise, and our own, today.
Let us be poised, and wise, and our own, today.
No one is entitled to the truth.
No one is entitled to the truth.
Learn as though you would never be able to master it; hold it as though you would be in fear read more
Learn as though you would never be able to master it; hold it as though you would be in fear of losing it.
Never wrestle with a strong man nor bring a rich man to court.
Never wrestle with a strong man nor bring a rich man to court.
Experience is a dim lamp, which only lights the one who bears it.
Experience is a dim lamp, which only lights the one who bears it.
Character is what you know you are, not what others think you have.
Character is what you know you are, not what others think you have.
It is always in season for old men to learn.
It is always in season for old men to learn.
How well I have learned that there is no fence to sit on between heaven and hell. There is a read more
How well I have learned that there is no fence to sit on between heaven and hell. There is a deep, wide gulf, a chasm, and in that chasm is no place for any man.