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The Rat, meanwhile, was busy examining the label on one of the beer-bottles. "I perceive this to be Old Burton," he remarked…
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Brain against brute force - and brain came out on the top - as its bound to do.
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A careful inspection showed them that, even if they succeeded in righting it by themselves, the cart would travel no longer. The…
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The River... It's my world, and I don't want any other. What it hasn't got is not worth having, and what it…
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Animals when in company walk in a proper and sensible manner, in single file, instead of sprawling all across the road and…
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As a rule, indeed, grown-up people are fairly correct on matters of fact; it is in the higher gift of imagination that…
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You are brave! For my sake, do not be rash!
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The past was like a bad dream; the future was all happy holiday as I moved Southwards week by week, easily, lazily,…
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Weasels--and stoats--and foxes--and so on. They're all right in a way--I'm very good friends with them--pass the time of day when we…
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There was the noise of a bolt shot back, and the door opened a few inches, enough to show a long snout…
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The Wild Wood is pretty well populated by now; with all the usual lot, good, bad, and indifferent--I name no names. It…
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There is nothing -- absolutely nothing -- half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats. In or out of…
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Clever men are good, but they are not the best.
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I have no great quickness of apprehension or wit which is so remarkable in some clever men, for instance Huxley
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Clever men are impressed in their differences from their fellows. Wise men are conscious of their resemblance to them.
— R. H. Tawney
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Many clever men like you have trusted to civilization. Many clever Babylonians, many clever Egyptians, many clever men at the end of…
— Gilbert K. Chesterton
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Though you may have known clever men who were indolent, you never knew a great man who was so; and when I…
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Christmas in Bethlehem. The earliest dream: a cold, clear night made bright by a magnificent star, the smell of anger, marshals and…
— Lucinda Franks
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When you're out in the desert, you can't believe the amount of stars. Are you busy as a bee? Do not even…
— Eddie Vedder
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I really like clever men who challenge you.
— E. L. James
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There's a road to hell that is paved with good intentions but it's a long route. The quicker path is paved with…
— Mark Lawrence
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By this method thousands of humans have been brought to think that humility means pretty women trying to believe they are ugly…
— C.S. Lewis
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Fools lie, clever men stick to the truth.
— Michael Scott
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So many, though reluctant to admit it. Shun clever men, and rather suffer fools.
— Unknown Author
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