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Most of our pocket wisdom is conceived for the use of mediocre peo

Most of our pocket wisdom is conceived for the use of mediocre people, to discourage them from ambitious attempts, and generally console them in their mediocrity. – Robert Louis Stevenson

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Silence and reserve will give anyone a reputation for wisdom. – Myrtle Reed

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To be satisfied with a little, is the greatest wisdom and he that increaseth his riches, increaseth his cares but a contented mind is a hidden treasure, and trouble findeth it not. – Akhenaton

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Democracy is a pathetic belief in the collective wisdom of individual ignorance. – H. L. Mencken

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