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Isaac Barrow Quotes: The reading of books, what is it but conversing with the wisest men of all ages and all countries.
         

The reading of books, what is it but conversing with the wisest men of all ages and all countries.


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I pass by that it is very culpable to be facetious in obscene and smutty matters.

I pass by that it is very culpable to be facetious in obscene and smutty matters.



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Generosity is nothing more seen than in a candid estimation of other men's virtues and good qualities.



Nothing of worth or weight can be achieved with half a mind, with a faint heart, and with a lame endeavor.

Nothing of worth or weight can be achieved with half a mind, with a faint heart, and with a lame endeavor.



Smiling always with a never fading serenity of countenance, and flourishing in an immortal youth.

Smiling always with a never fading serenity of countenance, and flourishing in an immortal youth.



It is commonly said that revenge is sweet, but to a calm and considerate mind, patience and forgiveness are sweeter.

It is commonly said that revenge is sweet, but to a calm and considerate mind, patience and forgiveness are sweeter.



Mathematics - the unshaken Foundation of Sciences, and the plentiful Fountain of Advantage to human affairs.

Mathematics - the unshaken Foundation of Sciences, and the plentiful Fountain of Advantage to human affairs.



Upright simplicity is the deepest wisdom, and perverse craft the merest shallowness.

Upright simplicity is the deepest wisdom, and perverse craft the merest shallowness.



Every ear is tickled with the sweet music of applause.

Every ear is tickled with the sweet music of applause.



He who loveth a book will never want a faithful friend, a wholesome counsellor, a cheerful companion, or an effectual comforter.

He who loveth a book will never want a faithful friend, a wholesome counsellor, a cheerful companion, or an effectual comforter.



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Slander is a complication, a comprisal and sum of all wickedness.





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It is my experience that no one, in the course of conversation, can fail to give themselves away sooner or later. Everyone has an irresistible urge to talk about themselves.



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I will always have a career. I believe in working. I don't believe that taking care of your house and children is enough for a woman. You don't feel complete.



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It was chilling to realize that the sentimental qualities most valued between people, like loyalty, constancy, and affection, are the ones most likely to impede change.

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