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"It is always darkest just before the day dawneth"

"It is among the commonplaces of education that we often first cut off the living root and then try to replace its natural functions by artificial means."

"It was one of the worst speeches I ever heard ... when a simple apology was all that was required."

"Judge a man by his questions rather than by his answers."

"Knowledge is of two kinds. We know a subject ourselves, or we know where we can find information on it"

"Knowledge is of two kinds..."

"Life is the garment we continually alter, but which never seems to fit."

"Men are more moral than they think..."

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"Most of us who turn to any subject we love remember some morning or evening hour when..."

"Music is the pleasure the human mind experiences from counting without being aware that it is counting"

"Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power"

"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed people can change the world..."

"Never read a book through merely because you have begun it."

"No matter how cynical you get, it is impossible to keep up."

"No matter what our achievements might be, we think well of ourselves only in rare moments..."

"No pleasure is worth giving up for the sake of two more years in a geriatric home."

"Not doing more than the average is what keeps the average down"

"On the whole, human beings want to be good, but not too good ..."

"Only when we are no longer afraid do we begin to live."

"Our wisdom comes from our experience, and our experience comes from our foolishness"

"Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog it's too dark to read."

"Poetry is like fish..."

"Polite conversation is rarely either"

"Read the best books first..."

"Second hand books are wild books..."

"Show me the books he loves and I shall know the man..."

"Silent gratitude isn't much use to anyone"

"Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some to be chewed on and digested."

"Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed..."

 
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