"It is the part of a wise man to keep himself today for tomorrow, and not to venture all his eggs in one basket."
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"Loneliness is the way by which destiny endeavors to lead man to himself."
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"When it comes to Chinese food I have always operated under the policy that the less known about the preparation the better. A wise diner who is invited to visit the kitchen replies by saying, as politely as possible, that he has a pressing engagement elsewhere."
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"Science is the art of creating suitable illusions which the fool believes or argues against, but the wise man enjoys for their beauty or their ingenuity, without being blind to the fact that they are human veils and curtains concealing the abysmal darkness of the unknowable"
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"A wise man's kingdom is his own breast: or, if he ever looks farther, it will only be to the judgment of a select few, who are free from prejudices, and capable of examining his work. Nothing indeed can be a stronger presumption of falsehood than the approbation of the multitude; and Phocion, you know, always suspected himself of some blunder when he was attended with the applauses of the populace."
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"It takes a wise man to discover a wise man."
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"This reminds me, Godmother, to ask you a serious question. You are as wise as wise can be (having been brought up by the fairies), and you can tell me this: Is it better to have had a good thing and lost it, or never to have had it?"
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"Even a fool is wise after an event."
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"Concentrate your energies, your thoughts and your capital. The wise man puts all his eggs in one basket and watches the basket."
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"There are only two or three human stories, and they go on repeating themselves as fiercely as if they had never happened before."
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"The wise man then followed a simple way of life-which is hardly surprising when you consider how even in this modern age he seeks to be as little encumbered as he possibly can."
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"A man though wise, should never be ashamed of learning more, and must unbend his mind."
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"Before us lie two paths - honesty and dishonesty. The shortsighted embark on the dishonest path; the wise on the honest. For the wise know the truth; in helping others we help ourselves; and in hurting others we hurt ourselves. Character overshadows money, and trust rises above fame. Honesty is still the best policy."
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"Believe nothing because it is written in books. Believe nothing because wise men say it is so. Believe nothing because it is religious doctrine. Believe it only because you yourself know it to be true."
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"One who is wise and disciplined, always kind and intelligent, humble and free from pride. One like this will be praised."
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"If the brain were so simple we could understand it, we would be so simple we couldn't."
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"The wisest men follow their own direction."
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"The wise man admires water, the kind man admires mountains. The wise man moves, the kind man rests. The wise man is happy, the kind man is firm."
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"Politics is more difficult than physics."
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"The wise have always said the same things, and fools, who are the majority have always done just the opposite."
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