True wisdom lies in gathering the precious things out of each day as it goes by. E. S. Bouton

Quotes November 23, 2008

True wisdom lies in gathering the precious things out of each day as it goes by.
Wisdom
Quotations by E. S. Bouton

The principal mark of genius is not perfection but originality, the opening of new frontiers. Arthur Koestler

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I made all my generals out of mud.GeneralsQuotations by Napoleon Bonaparte

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This time, like all times, is a very good one, if we but know what to do with …

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