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Learning without thought is labor lost thought without learning is perilous.
You cannot open a book without learning something.
He who learns but does not think, is lost! He who thinks but does not learn is in great danger.
The cautious seldom err.
Real knowledge is to know the extent of one’s ignorance.
When you know a thing, to hold that you know it, and when you do not know a thing, to allow that you do not know it – this is knowledge.
He who exercises government by means of his virtue may be compared to the north polar star, which keeps its place and all the stars turn towards it.
An oppressive government is more to be feared than a tiger.
He who speaks without modesty will find it difficult to make his words good.
Old age, believe me, is a good and pleasant thing. It is true you are gently shouldered off the stage, but then you are given such a comfortable front stall as spectator.