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Ignorance of one's misfortunes is clear gain.
Ignorance of one's misfortunes is clear gain.
We give advice by the bucket, but take it by the grain.
We give advice by the bucket, but take it by the grain.
Most of us ask for advice when we know the answer but we want a different one.
Most of us ask for advice when we know the answer but we want a different one.
Temperance is a bridle of gold.
Temperance is a bridle of gold.
He that gives good advice, builds with one hand; he that gives good counsel and example, builds with both; but read more
He that gives good advice, builds with one hand; he that gives good counsel and example, builds with both; but he that gives good admonition and bad example, builds with one hand and pulls down with the other.
Mere goodness can achieve little against the power of nature.
Mere goodness can achieve little against the power of nature.
The superior man is firm in the right way, and not merely firm.
The superior man is firm in the right way, and not merely firm.
Ask, and it shall be given you; seek; and you shall find; knock and it shall be opened unto you. read more
Ask, and it shall be given you; seek; and you shall find; knock and it shall be opened unto you. For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened. [Matthew 7:7-8].
We own almost all our knowledge not to those who have agreed but to those who have differed.
We own almost all our knowledge not to those who have agreed but to those who have differed.
