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 most influential of all educational factors is the conversation in a childs home. – William Temple

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The first ingredient in conversation is truth, the next good sense, the third good humor, and the fourth wit. – William Temple

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Your actions, and your action alone, determines your worth. – Evelyn Waugh

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I would rather be a beggar and single than a queen and married. – Elizabeth I

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The desire to get married, which – I regret to say, I believe is basic and primal in women – is followed almost immediately by an equally basic and primal urge – which is to be single again. – Nora Ephron

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