Wisdom Quotes · Page 5
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“Love the little trade which thou hast learned, and be content therewith.”
“Give thyself time to learn something new and good, and cease to be whirled around.”
“A little flesh, a little breath, and a Reason to rule all—that is myself.”
“What is a weed? A plant whose virtues have yet to be discovered.”
“Give me health and a day, and I will make the pomp of emperors ridiculous.”
“Here once the embattled farmers stood, and fired the shot heard round the world.”
“Go where he will, the wise man is at home, his hearth the earth, his hall the azure dome.”
“For the things we have to learn before we can do, we learn by doing.”
“While both are dear, piety requires us to honor truth above our friends.”
“Knowledge of the fact differs from knowledge of the reason for the fact.”
“If a man knows what it is right to do, he does not require a formal reason.”
“One of the brightest gems in the New England weather is the dazzling uncertainty of it.”