And by a prudent flight and cunning save A life which valour could not, from the grave. A better buckler I can soon regain, But who can get another life again?

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Old women should not seek to be perfumed.

Old women should not seek to be perfumed.

Let who will boast their courage in the field, I find but little safety from...

Let who will boast their courage in the field, I find but little safety from...

The fox knows many things - the hedgehog, one big one

The fox knows many things - the hedgehog, one big one

I have always known - That at last I would - Take this road, but...

I have always known - That at last I would - Take this road, but...

Liberty cannot be preserved without general knowledge among the people.

Liberty cannot be preserved without general knowledge among the people.

It is sometimes easier to be happy if you don't know everything.

It is sometimes easier to be happy if you don't know everything.

Discussion is an exchange of knowledge; an argument an exchange of ignorance.

Discussion is an exchange of knowledge; an argument an exchange of ignorance.

With money you can buy a house, but not a home With money you can...

With money you can buy a house, but not a home With money you can...

Nothing that is worth knowing can be taught.

Nothing that is worth knowing can be taught.

Someday, in the distant future, our grandchildren's grandchildren will develop a new equivalent of our...

Someday, in the distant future, our grandchildren's grandchildren will develop a new equivalent of our...

Leisure and curiosity might soon make great advances in useful knowledge, were they not diverted...

Leisure and curiosity might soon make great advances in useful knowledge, were they not diverted...

It is not by prayer and humility that you cause things to go as you...

It is not by prayer and humility that you cause things to go as you...

True knowledge exists in knowing that you know nothing.

True knowledge exists in knowing that you know nothing.

In heaven I yearn for knowledge, account all else inanity; On earth I confess an...

In heaven I yearn for knowledge, account all else inanity; On earth I confess an...

He that knows little often repeats it

He that knows little often repeats it

In practical matters the end is not mere speculative knowledge of what is to be...

In practical matters the end is not mere speculative knowledge of what is to be...

The broad spectrum of knowledge, the ability to probe into the meaning of an event...

The broad spectrum of knowledge, the ability to probe into the meaning of an event...

Try to put well in practice what you already know. In so doing, you will,...

Try to put well in practice what you already know. In so doing, you will,...

The knowledge that makes us cherish innocence makes innocence unattainable.

The knowledge that makes us cherish innocence makes innocence unattainable.

The entire object of true education, is to make people not merely do the right...

The entire object of true education, is to make people not merely do the right...