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“Read not to contradict and confute; nor to believe and take for granted; nor to find talk and discourse; but to weigh and consider. Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested: that is, some books are to be read only in parts, others to be read, but not curiously, and some few to be read wholly, and with diligence and attention.”
― The Essays
― The Essays
“I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.”
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“Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter, and those who matter don't mind.”
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