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Book of Wise Sayings

by W. A. Clouston

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193

To address a judicious remark to a thoughtless man is a mere threshing of chaff.

Hitopadesa.

194

All the blessings of a household come through the wife, therefore should her husband honour her.

Talmud.

195

Certain books seem to be written, not that we might learn from them, but in order that we might see how much the author knows.

Goethe.

196

All that is old is not therefore necessarily excellent; all that is new is not despicable on that account alone. Let what is really meritorious be pronounced so by the candid judge after due investigation; blockheads alone are influenced by the opinion of others.

Hindu Drama.

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