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John Tillotson, Archbishop of Canterbury
Of all parts of wisdom, the practice is the best. Socrates was esteemed the wisest man of his time because he turned his acquired knowledge into morality and aimed at goodness more than greatness.
Character | Greatness | Knowledge | Man | Morality | Practice | Time | Wisdom |
Stanislaw I, born Stanisław Leszczyński, also spelled Stanislaus NULL
It is hardly possible to suspect another without having in one's self the seeds of the baseness the other is accused of.
Temptation rarely comes in working hours. It is in their leisure time that men are made or marred.
Character | Leisure | Men | Temptation | Time |
Waste of time is the most extravagant and costly of all expenses.