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gives preach virtues wealth
Wealth is what gives you the right to preach about the virtues of poverty.
asking becomes foolish questions stopped until
There are no foolish questions and no one becomes a fool until they have stopped asking questions.
dream happiness lived today tomorrow vision yesterday
Yesterday is but a dream, and tomorrow is only a vision, but today well lived makes every yesterday a dream of happiness and every tomorrow a vision of hope.
kinds people quiet speakers-and-speaking talk
There are two kinds of people who don't say much, those who are quiet and those who talk a lot.
across common convey empires languages life mental period precious safely sail shipwreck suffered time treasures words
Words convey the mental treasures of one period to the generations that follow; and laden with this, their precious freight, they sail safely across gulfs of time in which empires have suffered shipwreck and the languages of common life have sunk into oblivion.
words
One thing you can give and still keep is your word.
himself mighty small wrapped
He who is wrapped up in himself makes a mighty small package.
gaining health lose people wealth
Some people lose their health getting wealth and then lose their wealth gaining health.
marvelous names scientists
Isn't it marvelous how those scientists know the names of all those stars?
fragrance gives hand
Fragrance clings to the hand that gives the rose.
beggars horses wishes
If wishes were horses then beggars would ride.
apples
You never know how many apples there are in a seed.
marvelous open vision
Its marvelous what you can see when you open your eyes.
exhausted natural taxes-and-taxation
Of all our natural resources, the first one to be exhausted may be the taxpayer.