Quote #7573
The best effect of any book is that it excites the reader to self-activity.
Quote #27723
You cannot shake hands with a clenched fist.
Quote #22791
Advice is like snow the softer it falls, the longer it dwells upon, and...
Quote #3879
Since we cannot know all that there is to be known about anything, we...
Quote #27371
He that never changes his opinions, never corrects his mistakes, will never be wiser...
Quote #11938
People, even more than things, have to be restored, renewed, revived, reclaimed, and redeemed;...
Quote #10958
A wise man is never to sure of what he knows to be true.
Quote #10211
When I was younger, I could remember anything, whether it had happened or not.
Quote #5998
There is no substitute for victory.
Quote #18860
It is well to give when asked, but it is better to give unasked,...