Real genius is nothing else but the supernatural virtue of humility in the domain of thought.

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"True friendship is like sound health; the value of it is seldom known until it is lost."

- Charles Caleb Colton

Awareness

"Patience is the support of weakness; impatience the ruin of strength."

- Charles Caleb Colton

Strength

"Much may be done in those little shreds and patches of time which every day produces, and which most men throw away."

- Charles Caleb Colton

Time Management

"Wealth, after all, is a relative thing since he that has little and wants less is richer than he that has much and wants more."

- Charles Caleb Colton

Contentment

"Wealth after all is a relative thing since he that has little and wants less is richer than he that has much and wants more."

- Charles Caleb Colton

Contentment

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"It is remarkable how much long-term advantage people like us have gotten by trying to be consistently not stupid, instead of trying to be very intelligent."

- Charlie Munger

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"So be careful to live your life wisely, not foolishly."

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"In old age is wisdom; understanding in a long life."

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"Keep your friends close, your enemies closer and receipts for all major purchases."

- Bridger Winegar

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"Until the lion tells his side of the story, the tale of the hunt will always glorify the hunter."

- Zimbabwean Proverb

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