"To act with common sense according to the moment, is the best wisdom I know."

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Source : Horace Walpole (1967). “The Yale Edition of Horace Walpole's Correspondence”

Horace Walpole

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“While historians may go on attempting grand, sweeping and defining narratives, they work in a time when readers know that another narrative always lies in wait, and that the more intelligent an historian is, the more tentative and self-scrutinizing the tone.”

Source : "History students will no longer tolerate or believe grand narratives" by Colm Toibin, www.theguardian.com. August 10, 2013.
“There can be nothing more frequent than an occasional drink.”
“I was brought up to believe that a person must be rescued when drowning, regardless of religion and nationality. The term â€˜heroâ€™ irritates me greatly â€“ the opposite is true â€“ I continue to have pangs of conscience that I did so little.”
“Make as many friends as you can, but don't build your life on them alone. It's an unstable foundation.”

Source : Sean Covey (1999). “Daily Reflections For Highly Effective Teens”, p.21, Simon and Schuster
“The more money the louder it talks.”
“Error is but the shadow of the truth.”
“The reason for your entire salvation, the design behind your deliverance, the purpose for which God chose you in the first place is holiness.”
“With some exceptions, the wrong people are running U.S. companies. It's been that way for years, and it hasn't gotten much better.”

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