Those who have not distinguished themselves at school need not on that account be discouraged. The greatest minds do not necessarily ripen the quickest.
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A wise system of education will at last teach us how little man yet knows, how much he has still to learn.
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It is indeed astonishing how many great men have been poor.
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Some words are like rays of sunshine, others like barbed arrows or the bite of a serpent. And if hard words cut so deep, how much pleasure can kind ones give.
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