If we wish to know the force of human genius we should read Shakespeare. If we wish to see the insignificance of human learning we may study his commentators.

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A wise traveler never despises his own country.

A wise traveler never despises his own country.

Books let us into their souls and lay open to us the secrets of our own.

Books let us into their souls and lay open to us the secrets of our own.

If I have not read a book before it is for all intents and purposes new to me whether it was printe

If I have not read a book before it is for all intents and purposes new to me whether it was printed yesterday or three hundred years ago.

A gentle word a kind look a good-natured smile can work wonders and accomplish miracles.

A gentle word, a kind look, a good-natured smile can work wonders and accomplish miracles.

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    You can learn many things from children. How much patience you have, for instance.

    The biggest seller is cookbooks and the second is diet books – how not to eat what you’ve just learned how to cook.

    The biggest seller is cookbooks, and the second is diet books – how not to eat what you’ve just learned how to cook.

    Who is wise? He that learns from everyone.

    Who is wise? He that learns from everyone.

    Poor is the pupil who does not surpass his master.

    Poor is the pupil who does not surpass his master.

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