"The wisdom of age: don't stop walking."

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"True wisdom often comes from the experience of failure-not from success."

Debasish Mridha, American Author

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"I'm not much of a believer in the so-called character study; I think that in the end, the story should always be the boss."

Stephen King, American Author

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"It is by a mathematical point only that we are wise, as the sailor or fugitive slave keeps the polestar in his eye; but that is sufficient guidance for all our life. We may not arrive at our port within a calculable period, but we would preserve the true course."

Henry David Thoreau, American Author

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"The intelligent are candles, the virtuous are torches, the wise are lamps, and the enlightened are stars."

Matshona Dhliwayo, Zimbabwean Philosopher

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"Kill your darlings, kill your darlings, even when it breaks your egocentric little scribbler's heart, kill your darlings."

Stephen King, American Author

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"A healthy amount of fear and respect might be a good idea."

Haruki Murakami, Japanese Writer

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"Because of ignorance and negligence we lost the most precious value-life."

Sunday Adelaja, Nigerian Author

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"To correct a natural indifference I was placed half-way between misery and the sun. Misery kept me from believing that all was well under the sun, and the sun taught me that history wasn't everything."

Albert Camus, French Philosopher

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"When an ordinary man attains knowledge, he is a sage; when a sage attains understanding, he is an ordinary man."

Anonymous, Unknown Unknown

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"Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise."

Benjamin Franklin, American Politician

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"Every literary critic believes he will outwit history and have the last word."

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"The educated do not share a common body of information, but a common state of mind."

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"The power of lying is much less than the power of what is not to be discussed."

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"Reason enables us to get around in the world of ideas, but cannot prescribe our thoughts."

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"Human society sustains itself by transforming nature into garbage."

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"The gods are watching, but idly, yawning."

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"True wisdom often comes from the experience of failure-not from success."

"I'm not much of a believer in the so-called character study; I think that in the end, the story should always be the boss."

"It is by a mathematical point only that we are wise, as the sailor or fugitive slave keeps the polestar in his eye; but that is sufficient guidance for all our life. We may not arrive at our port within a calculable period, but we would preserve the true course."

"The intelligent are candles, the virtuous are torches, the wise are lamps, and the enlightened are stars."

"Kill your darlings, kill your darlings, even when it breaks your egocentric little scribbler's heart, kill your darlings."

"A healthy amount of fear and respect might be a good idea."

"Because of ignorance and negligence we lost the most precious value-life."

"To correct a natural indifference I was placed half-way between misery and the sun. Misery kept me from believing that all was well under the sun, and the sun taught me that history wasn't everything."

"When an ordinary man attains knowledge, he is a sage; when a sage attains understanding, he is an ordinary man."

"Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise."

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"Every literary critic believes he will outwit history and have the last word."

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"My parents wanted me to solace them for sorrows they denied having had."

"Think carefully before asking for justice. Mercy might be safer."

"The time I kill is killing me."

"Three meals plus bedtime make four sure blessings a day."

"The power of lying is much less than the power of what is not to be discussed."

"Reason enables us to get around in the world of ideas, but cannot prescribe our thoughts."

"Human society sustains itself by transforming nature into garbage."

"The gods are watching, but idly, yawning."