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Wisdom is the booby prize given when you've been unwise.


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The noble art of losing face may one day save the human race and turn into eternal merit what weaker minds would call disgrace.



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We shall have to evolve problem-solvers galore since each problem they solve creates ten problems more.



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If no thought your mind does visit, make your speech not too explicit.



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The way to grow grand is not: to demand. In life's every field you are what you yield.



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Those who always know what's best are a universal pest.



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