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The more I do, the more frightened I get. But that is essential. Otherwise why would I go on doing it? ↗

— Judi Dench

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To be idle is a short road to death and to be diligent is a way of life; foolish people are idle, wise people are diligent. ↗

— Buddha

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A fool sees not the same tree that a wise man sees. ↗

— William Blake

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The fool who persists in his folly will become wise. ↗

— William Blake

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Wise kings generally have wise counselors; and he must be a wise man himself who is capable of distinguishing one. ↗

— Diogenes

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The tigers of wrath are wiser than the horses of instruction. ↗

— William Blake

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The fool wonders, the wise man asks. ↗

— Benjamin Disraeli

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If the fool would persist in his folly he would become wise. ↗

— William Blake

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But then of course you reach a point where you have to say, I've got to figure out how this book's going to end. Otherwise, you're going to write yourself into so many dead-ends. ↗

— Anthony Doerr

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To act wisely when the time for action comes, to wait patiently when it is time for repose, put man in accord with the tides. Ignorance of this law results in periods of unreasoning enthusiasm on the one hand, and depression on the other. ↗

— Helena Petrova Blavatsky

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