“Science is his forte, and omniscience his foible.”
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Have the courage to be ignorant of a great number of things, in order to avoid the calamity of being ignorant of everything.
A great deal of talent is lost to the world for want of a little courage. Every day sends to their graves obscure men whose timidity prevented them from making a first effort.
Marriage resembles a pair of shears, so joined that they cannot be separated often moving in opposite directions, yet always punishing anyone who comes between them.
Life is to be fortified by many friendships. To love and to be loved is the greatest happiness of existence.
