To write well, express yourself like common people, but think like a wise man. Or, think as wise men do, but speak as the common people do.


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To write well, express yourself like the common people, but think like a wise man.
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Wise people always think wisely and never otherwise !.
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How shall I speak of Doom, and ours in special, But as of something altogether common?
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Today, see if you can stretch your heart and expand your love so that it touches not only those to w...
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Being happy doesn't mean that everything is perfect. It means that you've decided to look beyond the...
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There is no great genius without a mixture of madness. [Lat., Nullum magnum ingenium sine mixtura ...
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With regard to excellence, it is not enough to know, but we must try to have and use it.
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