Iron rusts from disuse; water loses its purity from stagnation... even so does inaction sap the vigor of the mind.

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It's not enough that you believe what you see. You must also understand what you see.

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Whatever you do in life, if you want to be creative and intelligent, and develop your brain, you must do everything with the awareness that everything, in some way, connects to everything else.

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You must grow in patience when you meet with great wrongs, and they will then be powerless to vex your mind.

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The greatest deception men suffer is from their own opinions.

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The most beautiful words of love are told in silence for a look.

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There are three classes of people: those who see, those who see when they are shown, those who do not see.

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Learning is the only thing that never disappoints us.

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I love those who can smile in trouble, who can gather strength from distress, and grow brave by reflection. 'Tis the business of little minds to shrink, but they whose heart is firm, and whose conscience approves their conduct, will pursue their principles unto death.

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Most men are of naught more use in their lives but as machines for turning food into sh*t.

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