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“Avoid outshining the master. All superiority is odious, but the superiority of a subject over his prince is not only stupid, it is fatal. This is a lesson that the stars in the sky teach us - they may be related to the sun, and just as brilliant, but they never appear in her company.”
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“Don't take the wrong side of an argument just because your opponent has taken the right side.”
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“To be one's self, and unafraid whether right or wrong, is more admirable than the easy cowardice of surrender to conformity.”
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“Be a combination of a dove and the serpent; not a monster, but a prodigy.”
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“Know how to choose. Most things in life depend on it. You need good taste and an upright judgement; intelligence and application are not enough. There is no perfection without discernment and selection.”
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Olayemi’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Olayemi’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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