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Misfortune seldom intrudes upon the wise man; his greatest and highest interests are directed by reason throughout the course of life.
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Modest doubt is called the beacon of the wise.
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My father earned every penny he had, and I would have loved to have bought him a Rolls-Royce because his whole life was cars. Sadly, he didn't live to see the day when I could have done that for him, which still hurts.
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Neither a wise nor a brave man lies down on the tracks of history to wait for the train of the future to run over him.
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No man is great enough or wise enough for any of us to surrender our destiny to. The only way in which anyone can lead us is to restore to us the belief in our own guidance.
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No man is so foolish but he may sometimes give another good counsel, and no man so wise that he may not easily err if he takes no other counsel than his own. He that is taught only by himself has a fool for a master.
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No one is wise or safe, but they that are honest.
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No wise combatant underestimates their antagonist.
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No wise man can have a contempt for the prejudices of others; and he should even stand in a certain awe of his own, as if they were aged parents and monitors. They may in the end prove wiser than he.
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No wise person should make known the loss of fortune, any malpractice in their house, his being cheated, or having been disgraced.
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Nor has his death the world deceiv'd than his wondrous life surprise d; if he like a madman liv'd least he like a wise one dy'd.
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Nothing can confound a wise man more than laughter from a dunce.
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Nothing doch more hurt in a state than that cunning men pass for wise.
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Nothing doth more hurt in a state than that cunning men pass for wise.
Essays (1625) Of cunning -
Nothing is cheap which is superfluous, for what one does not need, is dear at a penny.
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Of neighborhoods, benevolence is the most beautiful. How can the man be considered wise who when he had the choice does not settle in benevolence.
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Oh leave the Wise our measures to collate. One thing at least is certain, light has weight. One thing is certain and the rest debate. Light rays, when near the Sun, do not go straight.
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