By three methods we may learn wisdom: First by reflection which is noblest, Second by imitation which is easiest, and third by experience which is the bitterest.

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In a country well governed poverty is something to be ashamed of. In a country badly governed wealt

In a country well governed, poverty is something to be ashamed of. In a country badly governed, wealth is something to be ashamed of.

It does not matter how slowly you go so long as you do not stop

It does not matter how slowly you go so long as you do not stop.

The more man meditates upon good thoughts the better will be his world and the world at large.

The more man meditates upon good thoughts, the better will be his world and the world at large.

I want you to be everything that's you deep at the center of your being.

I want you to be everything that's you deep at the center of your being.

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    Experience, travel – these are as education in themselves.

    Experience, travel – these are as education in themselves.

    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.

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

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

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