The book salesman should be honored because he brings to our attention, as a rule, the very books we need most and neglect most.

Quote by Confucius

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The cautious seldom err.

The cautious seldom err.

I have yet to meet a man as fond of high moral conduct as he...

I have yet to meet a man as fond of high moral conduct as he...

Learning without thought is labor lost; thought without learning is perilous.

Learning without thought is labor lost; thought without learning is perilous.

To see and listen to the wicked is already the beginning of wickedness.

To see and listen to the wicked is already the beginning of wickedness.

What you do not want done to yourself, do not do to others.

What you do not want done to yourself, do not do to others.

Study the past, if you would divine the future.

Study the past, if you would divine the future.

Silence is the true friend that never betrays.

Silence is the true friend that never betrays.

The superior man makes the difficulty to be overcome his first interest; success only comes...

The superior man makes the difficulty to be overcome his first interest; success only comes...

To be in ones own heart in kindly sympathy with all things; this is the...

To be in ones own heart in kindly sympathy with all things; this is the...

Never give a sword to a man who can't dance.

Never give a sword to a man who can't dance.

We should feel sorrow, but not sink under its oppression.

We should feel sorrow, but not sink under its oppression.

People with virtue must speak out; People who speak are not all virtuous.

People with virtue must speak out; People who speak are not all virtuous.

To be wronged is nothing unless you continue to remember it.

To be wronged is nothing unless you continue to remember it.

Study the past if you would divine the future

Study the past if you would divine the future

Study the past, if you would divine the future.

Study the past, if you would divine the future.

Faced with what is right, to leave it undone shows a lack of courage.

Faced with what is right, to leave it undone shows a lack of courage.

I do not want a friend Who smiles when I smile Who weeps when I...

I do not want a friend Who smiles when I smile Who weeps when I...

It is only the wisest and the stupidest that cannot change.

It is only the wisest and the stupidest that cannot change.

Equal rights for all, special privileges for none

Equal rights for all, special privileges for none

The only way to make sure people you agree with can speak is to support...

The only way to make sure people you agree with can speak is to support...