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It is from books that wise people derive consolation in the troubles of life.

The man who removes a mountain begins by carrying away small stones.

All theory, dear friend, is gray, but the golden tree of life springs ever green.

Modest doubt is called the beacon of the wise.

It is the nature of every person to error, but only the fool perseveres in error.

We should take care not to make the intellect our god; it has, of course, powerful muscles, but no personality.

Broadly speaking, the short words are the best, and the old words best of all.

In the course of my life, I have often had to eat my words, and I must confess that I have always found it a wholesome diet.

The life of an uneducated man is as useless as the tail of a dog which neither covers its rear end, nor protects it from the bites of insects.

No matter how long he lives, no man ever becomes as wise as the average woman of forty-eight.

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