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A truth that's told with bad intent beats all the lies you can invent.
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A vain man finds it wise to speak good or ill of himself; a modest man does not talk of himself.
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A well cultivated mind is made up of all the minds of preceding ages; it is only the one single mind educated by all previous time.
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A well-cultivated mind is, so to speak, made up of all the minds of preceding ages; it is only one single mind which has been educated during all this time.
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A whole bunch of agents and editors looked at my stories, and they all said, in effect, 'You're a pretty good writer and you should probably get these published; when you grow up and write a novel, get in touch.'
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A wicked fellow is the most pious when he takes to it. He'll beat you all at piety.
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A wind has blown the rain away and blown the sky away and all the leaves away, and the trees stand. I think, I too, have known autumn too long.
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A wise architect observed that you could break the laws of architectural art provided you had mastered them first. That would apply to religion as well as to art. Ignorance of the past does not guarantee freedom from its imperfections.
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A wise man learns more from his enemies than a fool from his friends.
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A wise man looks upon men as he does on horses; all their comparisons of title, wealth, and place, he consider but as harness.
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A wise man thinks what is easy is difficult.
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A wise man who stands firm is a statesman, a foolish man who stands firm is a catastrophe.
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A wise man will live as much within his wit as within his income.
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A wise man will make more opportunities than he finds.
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A wise man will see to it that his acts always seem voluntary and not done by compulsion, however much he may be compelled by necessity.
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A wise man, therefore, proportions his belief to the evidence.
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A wise parent humors the desire for independent action, so as to become the friend and advisor when his absolute rule shall cease.
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A wise person does at once, what a fool does at last. Both do the same thing; only at different times.
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A wise scepticism is the first attribute of a good critic.
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