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(Wisdom of the Elders) Blog of quotations, epigrams,& excerpts. COMMENT/DISCUSS: twitter.com/PSeniorum.

Posted on May 8, 2021

“The great goal of life is not knowledge but action.”—Thomas Huxley, English biologist, 1825-1895

Posted on May 6, 2021

“Between two evils, I always pick the one I never tried before.”—Mae West, 1893-1980

Posted on May 1, 2021May 1, 2021

“No one respects a talent that is concealed.”—Desiderius Erasmus, Dutch philosopher, 1466-1536

Posted on April 29, 2021April 29, 2021

“The greater the ignorance the greater the dogmatism.”—Sir William Osler, Medical educator, 1849-1919

Posted on April 28, 2021April 28, 2021

“The basis of a democratic state is liberty.”—Aristotle, Greek philosopher & polymath, 384-322 BC

Posted on April 21, 2021April 21, 2021

-“Imitation is the sincerest of flattery.”—Charles Colton, English writer, 1780-1832

Posted on April 20, 2021April 20, 2021

“He who speaks without modesty will find it difficult to make his words good.”—Confucius, Chinese philosopher, 551-479 BC

Posted on April 19, 2021April 19, 2021

“Silence is a receptive space.”—Barbara De Angelis, American author, 1951-

Posted on April 16, 2021April 16, 2021

“It is not knowledge, but the act of learning; not possession, but the act of getting there, which grants the greatest enjoyment.”—Johann Gauss, German mathematician, 1777-1855

Posted on April 15, 2021April 15, 2021

“Business, you know, may bring you money, but friendship hardly ever does.”—Jane Austen, British novelist, 1775-1817

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