Quote by Jane Porter
Dr. Johnson has said that the chief glory of a country arises from

Dr. Johnson has said that the chief glory of a country arises from its authors. But then that is only as they are oracles of wisdom unless they teach virtue, they are more worthy of a halter than of the laurel. – Jane Porter

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Happiness is a sunbeam which may pass through a thousand bosoms without losing a particle of its original ray nay, when it strikes on a kindred heart, like the converged light on a mirror, it reflects itself with redoubled brightness. It is not perfected till it is shared. – Jane Porter

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Imparting knowledge is only lighting other mens candles at our lamp without depriving ourselves of any flame. – Jane Porter

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Remembering is painful, its difficult, but it can be inspiring and it can give wisdom. – Paul Greengrass

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It is not wisdom but Authority that makes a law. – Thomas Hobbes

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The study of history is the beginning of political wisdom. – Jean Bodin

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Knowledge comes, but wisdom lingers. – Alfred Lord Tennyson

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