In the vain laughter of folly wisdom hears half its applause.

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It is never too late to be what you might have been.

It is never too late to be what you might have been.

The golden moments in the stream of life rush past us and we see nothing but sand, the angels come

The golden moments in the stream of life rush past us and we see nothing but sand, the angels come to visit us and we only know them when they are gone.

An ass may bray a good while before he shakes the stars down.

An ass may bray a good while before he shakes the stars down.

A toddling little girl is a centre of common feeling which makes the most dissimilar people underst

A toddling little girl is a centre of common feeling which makes the most dissimilar people understand each other.

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    I only wish that wisdom were the kind of thing that flowed... from the vessel that was full to the one that was empty.

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    Problems that remain persistently insoluble should always be suspected as questions asked in the wrong way.

    We are therefore out of touch with reality. We confuse the world as talked about, described, and measured with the world which actually is.

    We are, therefore, out of touch with reality. We confuse the world as talked about, described, and measured with the world which actually is. 

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