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    Maurice Switzer
    “It is better to remain silent at the risk of being thought a fool, than to talk and remove all doubt of it.”
    ― Maurice Switzer, Mrs. Goose, Her Book
    tags: misattributed-to-abraham-lincoln, misattributed-to-mark-twain, remaining-silent, wisdom
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    Aristotle
    “Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom.”
    ― Aristotle
    tags: introspection, self-discovery, wisdom
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    Alexandre Dumas
    “There is neither happiness nor misery in the world; there is only the comparison of one state with another, nothing more. He who has felt the deepest grief is best able to experience supreme happiness. We must have felt what it is to die, Morrel, that we may appreciate the enjoyments of life.
    " Live, then, and be happy, beloved children of my heart, and never forget, that until the day God will deign to reveal the future to man, all human wisdom is contained in these two words, 'Wait and Hope.”
    ― Alexandre Dumas
    tags: hope, inspirational, wisdom
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    Fran Lebowitz
    “Think before you speak. Read before you think.”
    ― Fran Lebowitz, The Fran Lebowitz Reader
    tags: advice-for-daily-living, books, reader, reading, speaking, thinking, wisdom
    7771 likes

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    Lao Tzu
    “Knowing others is intelligence;
    knowing yourself is true wisdom.
    Mastering others is strength;
    mastering yourself is true power.”
    ― Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching
    tags: wisdom
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    Albert Einstein
    “The measure of intelligence is the ability to change.”
    ― Albert Einstein
    tags: adaptation, flexibility, intelligence, open-mindedness, wisdom
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    Oscar Wilde
    “We live in an age when unnecessary things are our only necessities.”
    ― Oscar Wilde, Miscellaneous Aphorisms; The Soul of Man
    tags: epigram, paradox, truth, wisdom
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  • #8
    Adolf Hitler
    “If you win, you need not have to explain...If you lose, you should not be there to explain!”
    ― Adolf Hitler
    tags: philosophy, war
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    Cassandra Clare
    “All knowledge hurts.”
    ― Cassandra Clare, City of Bones
    tags: city-of-bones, disillusionment, experience, knowledge, wisdom
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    Leo Tolstoy
    “We can know only that we know nothing. And that is the highest degree of human wisdom.”
    ― Leo Tolstoy, War and Peace
    tags: humanity, nothing, wisdom
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    Oscar Wilde
    “The public have an insatiable curiosity to know everything, except what is worth knowing.”
    ― Oscar Wilde, The Soul of Man Under Socialism and Selected Critical Prose
    tags: curiosity, epigram, tabloid-journalism, wisdom
    1472 likes

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    Brian Tracy
    “Never complain, never explain. Resist the temptation to defend yourself or make excuses.”
    ― Brian Tracy
    tags: be-yourself, life, remaining-silent, reticence, wisdom
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    George Orwell
    “The essence of being human is that one does not seek perfection.”
    ― George Orwell, In Front of Your Nose: 1945-1950
    tags: humanity, truth, wisdom
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    Jarod Kintz
    “Patience and wisdom walk hand in hand, like two one-armed lovers.”
    ― Jarod Kintz, $3.33
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    Eleanor Roosevelt
    “A woman is like a tea bag; you never know how strong it is until it's in hot water.”
    ― Eleanor Roosevelt
    tags: attributed-no-source, misattributed-eleanor-roosevelt
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    John Lennon
    “As usual, there is a great woman behind every idiot.”
    ― John Lennon
    tags: beatles, men, women
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  • #17
    Brigham Young
    “You educate a man; you educate a man. You educate a woman; you educate a generation.”
    ― Brigham Young
    tags: education, feminism, men, women
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    Coco Chanel
    “A girl should be two things: classy and fabulous.”
    ― Coco Chanel
    tags: beauty, class, fashion, girls, women
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    Coco Chanel
    “In order to be irreplaceacle, one must always be different.”
    ― Coco Chanel
    tags: individuality
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    Audrey Hepburn
    “There is more to sex appeal than just measurements. I don't need a bedroom to prove my womanliness. I can convey just as much sex appeal, picking apples off a tree or standing in the rain.”
    ― Audrey Hepburn
    tags: sex-appeal, women
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    Yves Saint-Laurent
    “The most beautiful makeup of a woman is passion. But cosmetics are easier to buy.”
    ― Yves Saint Laurent
    tags: cosmetics, fashion, makeup, women
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    Diane Von Furstenberg
    “When a woman becomes her own best friend life is easier.”
    ― Diane Von Furstenberg
    tags: friendship, life, self-love, women
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    Eleanor Roosevelt
    “Do not stop thinking of life as an adventure. You have no security unless you can live bravely, excitingly, imaginatively; unless you can choose a challenge instead of competence.”
    ― Eleanor Roosevelt, The Autobiography of Eleanor Roosevelt
    tags: inspirational, motivational, women
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    Paulo Coelho
    “I am two women: one wants to have all the joy, passion and adventure that life can give me. The other wants to be a slave to routine, to family life, to the things that can be planned and achieved. I'm a housewife and a prostitute, both of us living in the same body and doing battle with each other.”
    ― Paulo Coelho, Eleven Minutes
    tags: women
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    Gloria Steinem
    “Women may be the one group that grows more radical with age.”
    ― Gloria Steinem
    tags: aging, feminism, radicals, women
    630 likes

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  • #26
    Mahatma Gandhi
    “Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.”
    ― Mahatma Gandhi
    tags: carpe-diem, education, inspirational, learning
    77747 likes

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    William Shakespeare
    “Listen to many, speak to a few.”
    ― William Shakespeare, Hamlet
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    William Shakespeare
    “Expectation is the root of all heartache.”
    ― William Shakespeare
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    William Shakespeare
    “Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them. Your fate awaits you. Accept it in body and spirit. To get used to the life you'll most likely be leading soon, get rid of your low-class trappings.”
    ― William Shakespeare, Twelfth Night
    tags: paraphrased, shakespeare
    652 likes

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  • #30
    William Shakespeare
    “Go wisely and slowly. Those who rush stumble and fall.”
    ― William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet
    tags: advice, poetry
    463 likes



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