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In youth men are apt to write more wisely than they really know or feel; and the remainder of life may be not idly spent in realizing and convincing themselves of the wisdom which they uttered long ago Picture Quote #1

One is more apt to become wise by doing fool things than by reading wise sayings Picture Quote #1

The proof that a philosopher does not know what he is talking about is apt to sadden his followers before it reacts on himself Picture Quote #1

Dignity, high station, or great riches, are in some sort necessary to old men, in order to keep the younger at a distance, who are otherwise too apt to insult them upon the score of their age Picture Quote #1

I’ve found that there are only two kinds that are any good: slang that has established itself in the language, and slang that you make up yourself. Everything else is apt to be passe before it gets into print Picture Quote #1

We must not inquire too curiously into motives. they are apt to become feeble in the utterance: the aroma is mixed with the grosser air. We must keep the germinating grain away from the light Picture Quote #1

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If you have no enemies you are apt to be in the same predicament in regard to friends Picture Quote #1

Men of great parts are often unfortunate in the management of public business, because they are apt to go out of the common road by the quickness of their imagination Picture Quote #1

Not the least misfortune in a prominent falsehood is the fact that tradition is apt to repeat it for truth Picture Quote #1

There is nothing of which we are apt to be so lavish as of time, and about which we ought to be more solicitous; since without it we can do nothing in this world Picture Quote #1

Though knowledge itself increasingly ignores boundaries between fields, professors are apt to organize their pedagogy around the methods and history of their academic subculture rather than some coherent topic in the world Picture Quote #1

When you hurry you’re more apt to make mistakes. But you have to be quick. If you’re not quick you can’t get things done Picture Quote #1

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We’re apt to fall in love with those who are mysterious and challenging to us Picture Quote #1

The larger crimes are apt to be the simpler, for the bigger the crime, the more obvious, as a rule, is the motive Picture Quote #1

The art of living is more like wrestling than dancing, in so far as it stands ready against the accidental and the unforeseen, and is not apt to fall Picture Quote #1

I soon discovered that if you keep your mouth shut, people are apt to believe you know everything, and they begin to feel freer and freer to tell you anything, anxious to show that they know something, too Picture Quote #1

The more you read, the less apt you are to make a fool of yourself with your pen or word processor Picture Quote #1

It’s good advice, but I expect it will be hard to follow; good advice is apt to be, I think Picture Quote #1

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So he’s worth a second shot? The more apt question, my dear, is: are you? Picture Quote #1

It’s best to have your tools with you. If you don’t, you’re apt to find something you didn’t expect and get discouraged Picture Quote #1

We must never forget that human motives are generally far more complicated than we are apt to suppose, and that we can very rarely accurately describe the motives of another Picture Quote #1

In these days, a man who says a thing cannot be done is quite apt to be interrupted by some idiot doing it Picture Quote #1

I have been apt to think that there has never been, nor ever will be, any such thing as a good war, or a bad peace Picture Quote #1

Seldom or never is a poor man honored by the world; however worthy of honor he may be, he is apt rather to be despised by it Picture Quote #1

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I love my mother, but there has been, ever since my boyhood, a sort of coldness of intercourse between us, such as is apt to come between people of strong feelings Picture Quote #1

We are apt to be very pert at censuring others, where we will not endure advice Picture Quote #1

Nothing is more apt to deceive us than our own judgment of our work. We derive more benefit from having our faults pointed out by our enemies than from hearing the opinions of friends Picture Quote #1

I am not myself apt to be alarmed at innovations recommended by reason. That dread belongs to those whose interests or prejudices shrink from the advance of truth and science Picture Quote #1

You will always find that those are most apt to boast of national merit, who have little or not merit of their own to depend on Picture Quote #1

When people are placed in positions slightly above what they expect, they are apt to excel Picture Quote #1

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In youth men are apt to write more wisely than they really know or feel; and the remainder of life may be not idly spent in realizing and convincing themselves of the wisdom which they uttered long ago (Apt Quotes) One is more apt to become wise by doing fool things than by reading wise sayings (Apt Quotes) The proof that a philosopher does not know what he is talking about is apt to sadden his followers before it reacts on himself (Apt Quotes) Dignity, high station, or great riches, are in some sort necessary to old men, in order to keep the younger at a distance, who are otherwise too apt to insult them upon the score of their age (Apt Quotes) I’ve found that there are only two kinds that are any good: slang that has established itself in the language, and slang that you make up yourself. Everything else is apt to be passe before it gets into print (Apt Quotes) We must not inquire too curiously into motives. they are apt to become feeble in the utterance: the aroma is mixed with the grosser air. We must keep the germinating grain away from the light (Apt Quotes) If you have no enemies you are apt to be in the same predicament in regard to friends (Apt Quotes) Men of great parts are often unfortunate in the management of public business, because they are apt to go out of the common road by the quickness of their imagination (Apt Quotes) Not the least misfortune in a prominent falsehood is the fact that tradition is apt to repeat it for truth (Apt Quotes) There is nothing of which we are apt to be so lavish as of time, and about which we ought to be more solicitous; since without it we can do nothing in this world (Apt Quotes) Though knowledge itself increasingly ignores boundaries between fields, professors are apt to organize their pedagogy around the methods and history of their academic subculture rather than some coherent topic in the world (Apt Quotes) When you hurry you’re more apt to make mistakes. But you have to be quick. If you’re not quick you can’t get things done (Apt Quotes) We’re apt to fall in love with those who are mysterious and challenging to us (Apt Quotes) The larger crimes are apt to be the simpler, for the bigger the crime, the more obvious, as a rule, is the motive (Apt Quotes) The art of living is more like wrestling than dancing, in so far as it stands ready against the accidental and the unforeseen, and is not apt to fall (Apt Quotes) I soon discovered that if you keep your mouth shut, people are apt to believe you know everything, and they begin to feel freer and freer to tell you anything, anxious to show that they know something, too (Apt Quotes) The more you read, the less apt you are to make a fool of yourself with your pen or word processor (Apt Quotes) It’s good advice, but I expect it will be hard to follow; good advice is apt to be, I think (Apt Quotes) So he’s worth a second shot? The more apt question, my dear, is: are you? (Apt Quotes) It’s best to have your tools with you. If you don’t, you’re apt to find something you didn’t expect and get discouraged (Apt Quotes) We must never forget that human motives are generally far more complicated than we are apt to suppose, and that we can very rarely accurately describe the motives of another (Apt Quotes) In these days, a man who says a thing cannot be done is quite apt to be interrupted by some idiot doing it (Apt Quotes) I have been apt to think that there has never been, nor ever will be, any such thing as a good war, or a bad peace (Apt Quotes) Seldom or never is a poor man honored by the world; however worthy of honor he may be, he is apt rather to be despised by it (Apt Quotes) I love my mother, but there has been, ever since my boyhood, a sort of coldness of intercourse between us, such as is apt to come between people of strong feelings (Apt Quotes) We are apt to be very pert at censuring others, where we will not endure advice (Apt Quotes) Nothing is more apt to deceive us than our own judgment of our work. We derive more benefit from having our faults pointed out by our enemies than from hearing the opinions of friends (Apt Quotes) I am not myself apt to be alarmed at innovations recommended by reason. That dread belongs to those whose interests or prejudices shrink from the advance of truth and science (Apt Quotes) You will always find that those are most apt to boast of national merit, who have little or not merit of their own to depend on (Apt Quotes) When people are placed in positions slightly above what they expect, they are apt to excel (Apt Quotes)

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