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A circulating library in a town is as an evergreen tree of diabolical knowledge.

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Nicolas Boileau-Despreaux

The wisest man is he who does not fancy that he is so at all.

Fancy, Man, Men, Wisdom, Wisest, Wisest Man
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Whatever we conceive well we express clearly, and words flow with ease. [Fr. , Ce que l'on concoit bien s'enonce clairement, Et les mots pour le dire arrivent aisement. ]

Clearly, Conceive, Ease, Express, Flow, Oratory

Of all the animals which fly in the air, walk on the land, or swim in the sea, from Paris to Peru, from Japan to Rome, the most foolish animal in my opinion is man.

Animal, Foolish, Japan, Men, Nature, Sea

A fool always finds one still more foolish to admire him. [Fr. , Un sot trouve toujours un plus sot qui l'admire. ]

Admire, Fool, Plus, Toujours

Hasten slowly, and without losing heart, put your work twenty times upon the anvil. [Fr. , Hatez-vous lentement; et, sans perdre courage, Vingt fois sur le metier remettez votre ouvrage. ]

Heart, Remettez, Sur, Twenties, Twenty, Work

In spite of every sage whom Greece can show, Unerring wisdom never dwelt below; Folly in all of every age we see, The only difference lies in the degree.

Differences, Folly, Greece, Lying, Unerring, Wisdom
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