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Words of Wisdom: Warm Fire

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Words of Wisdom: Warm Fire

March 11, 2016

It is better to live than lie dead. A dead man gathers no goods. I saw warm fire at a wealthy man’s house himself dead at the door.

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Words of Wisdom: Light and Life

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Words of Wisdom: Light and Life

March 10, 2016

A man needs warmth, the warmth of fire and of the shining sun. A healthy man is a happy man who is neither ill nor injured.

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Words of Wisdom: Clever

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Words of Wisdom: Clever

March 9, 2016

Ask you must and answer well to be called clever. One may know your secret never a second. If three, a thousand will know.

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Words of Wisdom: Bravery & Generosity

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Words of Wisdom: Bravery & Generosity

March 8, 2016

The brave and generous have the best lives. They’re seldom sorry. The unwise man is always worried, fears favors to repay.

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Words of Wisdom: Travel Far

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Words of Wisdom: Travel Far

March 7, 2016

He is truly wise who’s travelled far and knows the ways of the world. He who has travelled can tell what spirit governs the men he meets.

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Words of Wisdom: Waking Early

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Words of Wisdom: Waking Early

March 6, 2016

Wake early if you want another man’s life or land. No lamb for the lazy wolf. No battles won in bed.

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Words of Wisdom: On Appearances

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Words of Wisdom: On Appearances

March 5, 2016

Two wooden stakes stood in the field, there I hung my hat and cloak. They had character in fine clothes. Naked I was nothing.

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Words of Wisdom: On Friendship

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Words of Wisdom: On Friendship

March 4, 2016

A true friend whom you trust well and wish for his good will: go to him often exchange gifts and keep him company.

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Words of Wisdom: On Preparedness

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Words of Wisdom: On Preparedness

March 3, 2016

Never walk away from home ahead of your axe and sword. You can’t feel a battle in your bones or foresee a fight.

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Words of Wisdom: A Humble House

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Words of Wisdom: A Humble House

March 2, 2016

Better a humble house than none. A man is master at home. A pair of goats and a patched roof are better than begging.

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Words of Wisdom: A True Friend

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Words of Wisdom: A True Friend

March 1, 2016

A bad friend is far away though his cottage is close. To a true friend lies a trodden road though his farm lies far away

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Words of Wisdom: On Traveling

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Words of Wisdom: On Traveling

February 29, 2016

The traveller must
train his wits.
All is easy at home.
He who knows little
is a laughing-stock
amongst the men of the world.

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Words of Wisdom: On Reputation

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Words of Wisdom: On Reputation

February 28, 2016

Cattle die, kinsmen die, you yourself die; I know one thing which never dies: the judgment of a dead man's life.

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Words of Wisdom: On Mistakes

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Words of Wisdom: On Mistakes

February 27, 2016

If I had to live my life again, I'd make the same mistakes, only sooner.

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Words of Wisdom: On Heroism

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Words of Wisdom: On Heroism

February 26, 2016

Heroism consists of hanging on one minute longer. 

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Words of Wisdom: On Perfection

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Words of Wisdom: On Perfection

February 25, 2016

Perfection is achieved, not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing left to take away.

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Words of Wisdom: On Power

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Words of Wisdom: On Power

February 24, 2016

What lies in our power to do, lies in our power not to do.

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Words of Wisdom: On Living

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Words of Wisdom: On Living

February 23, 2016

I'd rather live with a good question than a bad answer.

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Words of Wisdom: Right Fathers

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Words of Wisdom: Right Fathers

February 22, 2016

By the time a man realizes that maybe his father was right, he usually has a son who thinks he's wrong.

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Words of Wisdom: Your Enemy's Fear

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Words of Wisdom: Your Enemy's Fear

February 21, 2016

You can discover what your enemy fears most by observing the means he uses to frighten you.

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