Nine tenths of wisdom consists in being wise in time.
Nine tenths of education is encouragement.
The sea is everything. It covers seven tenths of the terrestrial globe. Its breath is pure and healthy. It is an immense desert, where man is never lonely, for he feels life stirring on all sides.
You boast of spending a tenth part of your income in charity; may be you should spend the nine tenths so, and done with it.