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There are two motives for reading a book one, that you enjoy it the...
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There are three principal means of acquiring knowledge. . . observation of nature, reflection,...
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It is unwise to be too sure of one’s own wisdom. It is healthy...
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The greatest lesson in life is to know that even fools are right sometimes.
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Ambition is putting a ladder against the sky.
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