The best rules to form a young man, are, to talk little, to hear much, to reflect alone upon what has passed in company, to distrust one's own opinions, and value others that deserve it.
William Temple
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- The best rules to form a young man, are, to talk little, to hear much, to reflect alone upon what has passed in company, to distrust one's own opinions, and value others that deserve it.
- You may keep your beauty and your health, unless you destroy them yourself, or discourage them to stay with you, by using them ill.
- Man's wisdom is his best friend folly his worst enemy.
- The only way for a rich man to be healthy is by exercise and abstinence, to live as if he were poor.
- You may keep your beauty and your health, unless you destroy them yourself, or discourage them to stay with you, by using them ill.