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Wise Quotes — page 95 of 916

Le Corbusier Architect, Designer, Urban Planner
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“The truthfulness of materials of constructions, concrete, bricks and stone, shall be maintained in all buildings constructed or to be constructed. The seed of Chandigarh is well sown. It is for the citizens to see that the tree flourishes.”

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Jean Toomer Poet, Novelist
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“Most novices picture themselves as masters - and are content with the picture. This is why there are so few masters.”

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Baltasar Gracian Philosopher, Writer
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“Keep the extent of your abilities unknown.The wise man does not allow his knowledge and abilities to be sounded to the bottom, if he desires to be honored at all. He allows you to know them but not to comprehend them. No one must know the extent of his abilities, lest he be disappointed. No one ever has an opportunity of fathoming him entirely. For guesses and doubts about the extent of his talents arouse more veneration than accurate knowledge of them, be they ever so great.”

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Paul Johnson Journalist, Author
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“The study of history is a powerful antidote to contemporary arrogance. It is humbling to discover how many of our glib assumptions, which seem to us novel and plausible, have been tested before, not once but many times and in innumerable guises; and discovered to be, at great human cost, wholly false.”

Paul Walker Actor
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“If you spend any time with a man, you'll realize that we're all still little boys.”

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Plutarch Philosopher, Historian
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“The omission of good is no less reprehensible than the commission of evil.”

Plato Philosopher
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“Knowledge which is acquired under compulsion obtains no hold on the mind.”

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Ed Parker Martial Artist, Author
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“Knowledge does not grow like a tree where you dig a hole, plant your feet, cover them with dirt, and pour water on them daily. Knowledge grows with time, work, and dedicated effort. It cannot come by any other means.”

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Benjamin Franklin Inventor, Statesman, Author
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“The heart of a fool is in his mouth, but the mouth of a wise man is in his heart.”

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Akira Kurosawa Director, Screenwriter
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“The characters in my films try to live honestly and make the most of the lives they've been given. I believe you must live honestly and develop your abilities to the full. People who do this are the real heroes.”

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