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There is only one good, knowledge, and one evil, ignorance.
There is only one good, knowledge, and one evil, ignorance.
Facts in books, statistics in encyclopedias, the ability to use them in men's heads.
Facts in books, statistics in encyclopedias, the ability to use them in men's heads.
When two men share an umbrella, both of them get wet.
When two men share an umbrella, both of them get wet.
To profit from good advice requires more wisdom than to give it.
To profit from good advice requires more wisdom than to give it.
To simplify complications is the first essential of success.
To simplify complications is the first essential of success.
Every silver lining has a cloud.
Every silver lining has a cloud.
It is dangerous to be sincere unless you are also stupid.
It is dangerous to be sincere unless you are also stupid.
The entire world is my temple, and a very fine one too, if I'm not mistaken, and I'll never lack read more
The entire world is my temple, and a very fine one too, if I'm not mistaken, and I'll never lack priests to serve it as long as there are men.
One principle reason why men are so often useless is that they divide and shift their attention among a multiplicity read more
One principle reason why men are so often useless is that they divide and shift their attention among a multiplicity of objects and pursuits.
