Young men are apt to think themselves wise enough…– Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield
Young men are apt to think themselves wise enough, as drunken men are apt to think themselves sober enough.
Young men are apt to think themselves wise enough, as drunken men are apt to think themselves sober enough.
Advice is seldom welcome; and those who want it the most always want it the least.
In seeking wisdom thou art wise; in imagining that thou hast attained it – thou art a fool.
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I sometimes give myself admirable advice, but I am incapable of taking it.
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