What we learn only through the ears makes less impression upon our minds than what is presented to the trustworthy eye.

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If a man's fortune does not fit him it is like the shoe in the story, if too large it trips him up

If a man's fortune does not fit him, it is like the shoe in the story, if too large it trips him up, if too small it pinches him.

The greatest lesson in life is to know that even fools are right sometimes.

The greatest lesson in life is to know that even fools are right sometimes.

Cease to inquire what the future has in store and take as a gift whatever the day brings forth.

Cease to inquire what the future has in store and take as a gift whatever the day brings forth.

Knowledge without education is but armed injustice.

Knowledge without education is but armed injustice.

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    To have faith is to trust yourself to the water. When you swim you don’t grab hold of the water, because if you do you will sink and drown. Instead you relax, and float.

    To have faith is to trust yourself to the water. When you swim you don’t grab hold of the water, because if you do you will sink and drown. Instead you relax, and float. 

    Don’t trust people whose feelings change with time. Trust people whose feelings remain the same, even when the time changes.

    Don’t trust people whose feelings change with time. Trust people whose feelings remain the same, even when the time changes.

    Trust and start walking. We are not alone in the dark, our path will unfold as we move.

    Trust and start walking. We are not alone in the dark, our path will unfold as we move.

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