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when youth comes to age for advice he receives the wisdom of years.
“Yet, who can measure in bags of gold, the value of wisdom?”
― The Richest Man In Babylon with Study Guide: Deluxe Special Edition
― The Richest Man In Babylon with Study Guide: Deluxe Special Edition
“I question the value of our civilization when I see that our public representatives have lost hold of the simplest, strongest truths. Nothing demonstrates the emptiness of a person’s mind more than putting party loyalty above principle.”
― Everyday Emerson: The Wisdom of Ralph Waldo Emerson Paraphrased
― Everyday Emerson: The Wisdom of Ralph Waldo Emerson Paraphrased
“When human nature rebels against Mother Nature, humanity becomes a cancer on the earth. The natures of all things are nested within nature as a whole. When you reject what life gives you, you place yourself in opposition to nature—including your own nature—and so harm yourself.”
― The Meditations
― The Meditations
“Advice is one thing that is freely given away, but watch that you take only what is worth having.”
― The Richest Man in Babylon
― The Richest Man in Babylon
“What’s the use of an admirable form of government if political parties and moneyed interests control it? What’s the use of our judicial system, if judges only quote precedents and ignore first principles? What’s the use of a Supreme Court if it’s swayed by the political winds of the hour?”
― Everyday Emerson: The Wisdom of Ralph Waldo Emerson Paraphrased
― Everyday Emerson: The Wisdom of Ralph Waldo Emerson Paraphrased
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