To know oneself is wisdom, but to know one's neighbor is genius.
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You can construct the character of a man and his age not only from what he does and says, but from what he fails to say and do.Norman Douglas
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Never take a solemn oath. People think you mean it.
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It takes a wise man to handle a lie, a fool had better remain honest.
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Shall I give you my recipe for happiness? I find everything useful and nothing indispensable. I find everything wonderful and nothing miraculous. I reverence the body. I avoid first causes like the plague.
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What is all wisdom save a collection of platitudes?
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