An enlightened mind is not hoodwinked; it is not shut up in a gloomy prison till it thinks … - Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

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Never quit politicking and never underestimate your opponent.

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

An enlightened mind is not hoodwinked; it is not shut up in a gloomy prison till it thinks the walls of its dungeon the limits of the universe, and the reach of its own chain the outer verge of intelligence.

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Ah, Nothing is too late, till the tired heart shall cease to palpitate.

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A single conversation across the table with a wise man is better than ten years mere study of books.

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It takes less time to do a thing right, than it does to explain why you did it wrong.

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If we could read the secret history of our enemies we should find in each man's life sorrow and suffering enough to disarm all hostility.

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