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No man is wise at all times, or is without his blind side.
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I have turned my entire attention to Greek. The first thing I shall do, as soon as the money arrives, is to buy some Greek authors; after that, I shall buy clothes.
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I doubt if a single individual could be found from the whole of mankind free from some form of insanity. The only difference is one of degree. A man who sees a gourd and takes it for his wife is called insane because this happens to very few people.
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He that gives quickly gives twice.
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in Quotes & Aphorisms (Books)
Do not be guilty of possessing a library of learned books while lacking learning yourself.
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In the country of the blind the one eyed man is king.
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You must acquire the best knowledge first, and without delay; it is the height of madness to learn what you will later have to unlearn.
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A constant element of enjoyment must be mingled with our studies, so that we think of learning as a game rather than a form of drudgery, for no activity can be continued for long if it does not to some extent afford pleasure to the participant.
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There is nothing I congratulate myself on more heartily than on never having joined a sect.
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There is no doubt about Martin Luther's marriage, but the rumor about his wife's early confinement is false; she is said however to be pregnant now. If there is truth in the popular legend, that Antichrist will be born from a monk and a nun (which is the story these people keep putting about), how many thousands of Antichrists the world must have already!
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