“And the heart that is soonest awake to the flowers is always the first to be touch'd by the thorns.”
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Study until twenty-five, investigation until forty, profession until sixty, at which age I would have him retired on a double allowance.
Came but for friendship, and took away love.
Wisdom and deep intelligence require an honest appreciation of mystery.
Plants that wake when others sleep. Timid jasmine buds that keep their fragrance to themselves all day, but when the sunlight dies away let the delicious secret out to every breeze that roams about.