Advice is like snow; the softer it falls, the longer it dwells upon, and the deeper it sinks into the mind.

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"Love is flower-like; friendship is like a sheltering tree."

- Samuel Taylor Coleridge

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"Friendship is a sheltering tree;"

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"He is the best physician who is the most ingenious inspirer of hope."

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"The happiness of life is made up of minute fractions - the little, soon forgotten charities of a kiss or a smile, a kind look or heartfelt compliment."

- Samuel Taylor Coleridge

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"The happiness of life is made up of minute fractions — the little soon forgotten charities of a kiss or smile, a kind look, a heartfelt compliment, and the countless infinitesimals of pleasurable and genial feeling."

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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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