The function of wisdom is to discriminate between good and evil.

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The life of the dead is placed in the memory of the living.

The life of the dead is placed in the memory of the living.

A home without books is a body without soul.

A home without books is a body without soul.

Take from a man his reputation for probity and the more shrewd and clever he is the more hated and

Take from a man his reputation for probity, and the more shrewd and clever he is, the more hated and mistrusted he becomes.

Nothing stands out so conspicuously or remains so firmly fixed in the memory as something which you

Nothing stands out so conspicuously, or remains so firmly fixed in the memory, as something which you have blundered.

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    There is only one good, knowledge, and one evil, ignorance.

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

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

    Good night and sweet dreams, my love!

    Good night and sweet dreams, my love!

    The beginning of wisdom, as they say. When you're seventeen you know everything. When you're twenty-seven if you still know everything you're still seventeen.

    The beginning of wisdom, as they say. When you're seventeen you know everything. When you're twenty-seven, if you still know everything, you're still seventeen.

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