PROVERBS

Mankind would lose half its wisdom built up over the centuries if it lost its great sayings. They contain the best parts of the best books.

Thomas Jefferson

Any reading is better than none, but I prefer the book of the century rather than the book of the week or any cheap novel. Better still the book of four centuries – the book of proverbs.

Theodore Roosevelt

I use all the brains I have and borrow all I can from the classics and wise sayings.

Thomas Woodrow Wilson

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