To profit from good advice requires more wisdom than to give it.

Wilson Mizner
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  1. I respect faith but doubt is what gets you an education.

  2. A fellow who is always declaring he's no fool usually has his suspicions.

  3. The best way to keep your friends is not to give them away.

  4. The cuckoo who is on to himself is halfway out of the clock.

  5. A good listener is not only popular everywhere but after a while he knows something.

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