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Quote by William Temple
The best rules to form a young man, are, to talk little, to hear m

The best rules to form a young man, are, to talk little, to hear much, to reflect alone upon what has passed in company, to distrust ones own opinions, and value others that deserve it. – William Temple

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The first glass is for myself, the second for my friends, the third for good humor, and the forth for my enemies. – William Temple

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Humility does not mean thinking less of yourself than of other people, nor does it mean having a low opinion of your own gifts. It means freedom from thinking about yourself at all. – William Temple

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You may keep your beauty and your health, unless you destroy them yourself, or discourage them to stay with you, by using them ill. – William Temple

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Language… has created the word loneliness to express the pain of being alone. And it has created the word solitude to express the glory of being alone. – Paul Tillich

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He who studies books alone will know how things ought to be, and he who studies men will know how they are. – Charles Caleb Colton

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A human being is a single being. Unique and unrepeatable. – Eileen Caddy

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Your Majesty, I took the liberty because I was so desirous of visiting alone with you for a few minutes before the rest of the other peasants arrived. – Walter Annenberg

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I am a person whose father had no religion but who went to the nuns for a couple of years. And I think Im the same: On one hand, I pray on the other hand, I dont believe. I am constantly between the two. – Anjelica Huston

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