"People who know little are usually great talkers, while men who know much say little."
-Jean-Jacques Rousseau
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"Although modesty is natural to man, it is not natural to children. Modesty only begins with the knowledge of evil.“
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"Happiness: a good bank account, a good cook, and a good digestion."
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"We are born weak, we need strength helpless, we need aid foolish, we need reason. All that we lack at birth, all that we need when we come to man's estate, is the gift of education."
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