A wise man is worth listening to
Talking and eloquence are not the same: to speak and to speak well are two things. A fool may talk, but a wise man speaks. - Ben Jonson
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at Fri, 24 Sep 2010 15:34:20 +0000
Scolding is useless at persuading
It does not pay to scold. I believe you can get people to do anything [if you can get them to do it at all] by loving them into doing it. - George Albert
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at Tue, 07 Sep 2010 14:21:17 +0000
Beware snobbery
Prosperity has this property, it puffs up narrow souls, makes them imagine themselves high and mighty, and looks down upon the world with contempt; but a truly noble and resolved spirit appears greatest in distress, and then becomes more bright and conspicuous. ? Plutarch
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at Mon, 06 Sep 2010 13:55:17 +0000