At Learning's fountain it is sweet to drink, But 'tis a nobler privilege to think.

John Godfrey Saxe
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  2. The world is a tragedy to those who feel, but a comedy to those who think. - Horace Walpole

  3. Life is a comedy to those who think, a tragedy to those who feel. - Jean Racine

  4. Don't JustDon't just learn, experience. Don't just read, absorb. Don't just change, transform. Don't just relate, advocate. Don't just promise, prove. Don't just criticize, encourage. Don't just think, ponder. Don't just take, give. Don't just see, feel. Don’t just dream, do. Don't just hear, listen.... - Roy T. Bennett

  5. Closed in a room, my imagination becomes the universe, and the rest of the world is missing out. - Criss Jami

More Quotes By John Godfrey Saxe
  1. Give me kisses! Nay, 'tis true I am just as rich as you; And for every kiss I owe, I can pay you back, you know. Kiss me, then, Every moment, and again.

  2. I love vast libraries; yet there is a doubt, If one be better with them or without, Unless he use them wisely, and, indeed, Knows the high art of what and how to read.

  3. At Learning's fountain it is sweet to drink, But 'tis a nobler privilege to think.

  4. Laws, like sausages, cease to inspire respect in proportion as we know how they are made.

  5. I'm growing fonder of my staff; I'm growing dimmer in my eyes; I'm growing fainter in my laugh; I'm growing deeper in my sighs; I'm growing careless of my dress; I'm growing frugal of my gold; I'm growing wise; I'm growing--yes, -- I'm growing old.

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