We can learn much from wise words

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We can learn much from wise words, little from wisecracks, and less from wise guys. - William Arthur Ward

Nature magically suits a man to his fortunes, by making them the fruit of his character. - Ralph Waldo Emerson

In a mad world only the mad are sane. - Akira Kurosawa

There is no abstract art. You must always start with something. Afterward you can remove all traces of reality. - Pablo Picasso

It is no good to try to stop knowledge from going forward. Ignorance is never better than knowledge. - Enrico Fermi

College isn't the place to go for ideas. - Helen Keller

It does not matter how slowly you go so long as you do not stop. - Confucius

Associate yourself with men of good quality if you esteem your own reputation, for 'tis better to be alone than in bad company. - George Washington

Anything too stupid to be said is sung. - Voltaire

There are more pleasant things to do than beat up people. - Muhammad Ali

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