Few of the many wise apothegms which have been uttered have preven

Few of the many wise apothegms which have been uttered have prevented a single foolish action. – Thomas B. Macaulay

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What could be more lonely than to be enveloped in silence, to be the last of your people to speak your native tongue, to have no way to pass on the wisdom of the elders, to anticipate the promise of the children. This tragic fate is indeed the plight of someone somewhere roughly every two weeks. – Wade Davis

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We give advice, but we cannot give the wisdom to profit by it. – François VI de la Rochefoucault

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