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Show WORDS OF THE WISE Evil events from evil causes spring. Aristophane. Not he who has little, but he who wishes for more, Is poor. Seneca. Water continually dropping will wear hard rocks hollow. Plutarch. What Is valuable is not new, and what is new is not valuable. Webster. Web-ster. Hold him alone truly fortunate who has ended his life in happy well-being. Aeschylus. To err is human ; but contrition felt for the crime distinguishes the virtuous virtu-ous from the wicked. Alfierl. Science and art belong to the whole world, and before them vanish the barriers of nationality. Goethe. Knowledge and human power are synonymous since the ignorance of the cause frustrates the effect. Bacon. Ba-con. I would that you were either less beautiful or less corrupt Such perfection per-fection does not suit such imperfect morals. Ovid. Men must be decided on what they will NOT do, and then they are able to act with vigor in what they ought to do. Mencius. |