Conversation enriches the understanding but solitude is the school of genius.

Edward Gibbon
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  3. Every person has two educations, one which he receives from others, and one, more important, which he gives to himself.

  4. Books are those faithful mirrors that reflect to our mind the minds of sages and heroes.

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