Reading, after a certain age, diverts the mind too much from its creative pursuits. Any man who reads too much and uses his own brain too little falls into lazy habits of thinking.
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Get your facts first, and then you can distort them as much as you please.
Genius may have its limitations, but stupidity is not thus handicapped.
Examine what is said, not him who speaks.
Make sure you have finished speaking before your audience has finished listening.
This is our purpose: to make as meaningful as possible this life that has been bestowed upon us; to live in such a way that we may be proud of ourselves; to act in such a way that some part of us lives on.
Quarrel not at all. No man resolved to make the most of himself can spare time for personal contention.
Do not employ handsome servants.