"Silence at the proper season is wisdom, and better than any speech."
-Plutarch
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"To make no mistakes is not in the power of man but from their errors and mistakes the wise and good learn wisdom for the future."
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"I would rather excel in the knowledge of what is excellent, than in the extent of my power and possessions."
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"To make no mistakes is not in the power of man but from their errors and mistakes the wise and good learn wisdom for the future."
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"Painting is silent poetry, and poetry is painting that speaks."
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"Medicine to produce health must examine disease and music, to create harmony must investigate discord."
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