Stories first heard at a mother’s knee are never wholly forgotten,—a little spring that never quite dries up in our journey through scorching years.
—Giovanni Ruffini
Topics: Mother
Anxiety never yet successfully bridged any chasm.
—Giovanni Ruffini
Topics: Worry
If country life be healthful to the body, it is no less so to the mind.
—Giovanni Ruffini
Topics: Country
Selfishness, if but reasonably tempered with wisdom, is not such an evil trait.
—Giovanni Ruffini
Topics: Selfishness
Rank and riches are chains of gold, but still chains.
—Giovanni Ruffini
Topics: Class
The teacher is like the candle which lights others in consuming itself.
—Giovanni Ruffini
Topics: Commitment, Dedication
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