"The latter part of a wise person's..." - Quote by Jonathan Swift
The latter part of a wise person's life is occupied with curing the follies, prejudices and false opinions they contracted earlier.
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“The two noblest of things, which are sweetness and light.”
“Men of great parts are often unfortunate in the management of public business, because they are apt to go out of the common road by the quickness of their imagination.”
“I cannot but conclude that the Bulk of your Natives, to be the most pernicious Race of little odious Vermin that Nature ever suffered to crawl upon the Surface of the Earth.”
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“Ah, only he who knows where he sails, knows what wind is good, and a fair wind for him.”
“The superior man, when resting in safety, does not forget that danger may come. When in a state of security he does not forget the possibility of ruin. When all is orderly, he does not forget that disorder may come. Thus his person is not endangered, and his States and all their clans are preserved.”
“Ordinary men hate solitude. But the Master makes use of it, embracing his aloneness, realizing he is one with the whole universe.”
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“The best things in life are unseen, thats why we close our eyes when we kiss, cry, and dream”
“Pleasure is the only thing one should live for, nothing ages like happiness.”
“The minute we stop learning, we begin death, the process of dying. We learn from each other with every action we perform. We are teaching goodness or evil every time we step out of the house and into the street.”