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William Temple Quotes: A man's wisdom is his best friend; folly, his worst enemy.
         

A man's wisdom is his best friend; folly, his worst enemy.


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The only way for a rich man to be healthy is by exercise and abstinence, to live as if he were poor.

The only way for a rich man to be healthy is by exercise and abstinence, to live as if he were poor.



The first ingredient in conversation is truth, the next good sense, the third good humor, and the fourth wit.

The first ingredient in conversation is truth, the next good sense, the third good humor, and the fourth wit.



When I pray, coincidences happen, and when I don't, they don't.

When I pray, coincidences happen, and when I don't, they don't.



Humility does not mean thinking less of yourself than of other people, nor does it mean having a low opinion of your own gifts. It means freedom from thinking about yourself at all.

Humility does not mean thinking less of yourself than of other people, nor does it mean having a low opinion of your own gifts. It means freedom from thinking about yourself at all.



The first glass is for myself, the second for my friends, the third for good humor, and the forth for my enemies.

The first glass is for myself, the second for my friends, the third for good humor, and the forth for my enemies.



The best rules to form a young man are: to talk little, to hear much, to reflect alone upon what has passed in company, to distrust one's own opinions, and value others that deserve it.

The best rules to form a young man are: to talk little, to hear much, to reflect alone upon what has passed in company, to distrust one's own opinions, and value others that deserve it.



The greatest medicine is a true friend.

The greatest medicine is a true friend.



It is sometimes said that conduct is supremely important and worship helps it. The truth is that worship is supremely important and conduct tests it

It is sometimes said that conduct is supremely important and worship helps it. The truth is that worship is supremely important and conduct tests it



True worship is when a person, through their person, attains intimacy and friendship with God.

True worship is when a person, through their person, attains intimacy and friendship with God.



If your prayer is selfish, the answer will be something that will rebuke your selfishness. You may not recognize it as having come at all, but it is sure to be there.

If your prayer is selfish, the answer will be something that will rebuke your selfishness. You may not recognize it as having come at all, but it is sure to be there.





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Like health care, education is something worth spending on and worth investing in, but we're spending more and getting less.

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This morning I suddenly catch myself: I'm not there, I'm so lost in thought, I don't know what's going on around me. Can you think yourself to death?

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See the wild birds on the wing, Hear the bells that sweetly ring, When you feel like singin', sing-- Keep a-goin'!

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My life is a big accident, so where I end up, I think it's all accidents.

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