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A child is not a vase to be filled, but a fire to be lit.

Francois Rabelais

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Let every one be fully convinced in his own mind.
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Mindset Oneself
Not everyone is a debtor who wishes to be; not everyone who wishes makes creditors.
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Anand Thakur
The belly has no ears nor is it to be filled with fair words.
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Body Fair Word
I urge you to spend your youth profitably in study and virtue…. In brief, let me see in you an abyss of knowledge.
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Knowledge Myself Profit Study Virtue Youth
It’s a shame to be called “educated” those who do not study the ancient Greek writers.
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Ancient Education Shame Study Writing
Science without conscience is the soul’s perdition.
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Conscience Science Soul
He who has not an adventure has not horse or mule, so says Solomon.–Who is too adventurous, said Echephron,–loses horse and mule.
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Adventure Himself Horse Lose
Oh how unhappy is the prince served by such men who are so easily corrupted.
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Corruption Easy Happiness Serve
Of a young hermit, an old devil.
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Anand Thakur
Appetite comes with eating…..but thirst goes away with drinking.
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Appetite Drinking Eat Thirsty
Frugality is for the vulgar.
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One Liner Vulgar
I’ve often heard it said, as the common proverb goes, that a fool can teach a wise man well.
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Common Fools Teaching Well Wisdom
Believe me, ’tis a godlike thing to lend; to owe is a heroic virtue.
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Believe Hero Thing Virtue
Indeed, said the monk, a mass, a matins, and vespers well rung are half-said.
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Monk Public
I’d rather write about laughing than crying, For laughter makes men human, and courageous.
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Courage Cry Human Laughter Man Writing
Thought I to myself, we shall never come off scot-free.
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Freedom Myself Thinking

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