Quote #13056
A great obstacle to happiness is to anticipate too great a happiness.
Quote #20220
Talent develops in tranquillity, character in the full current of human life.
Quote #16821
So much is a man worth as he esteems himself.
Quote #2454
When the conduct of men is designed to be influenced, persuasion, kind unassuming persuasion,...
Quote #21745
Nothing great in the world has been accomplished without passion.
Quote #8316
In America the young are always ready to give to those who are older...
Quote #7686
Virtue is not the absense of vices or the avoidance of moral dangers virtue...
Quote #14297
The mortal sickness of a mind too unhappy to be kind.
Quote #2378
In literature as in love, we are astonished at what is chosen by others.
Quote #19779
We ought not to judge of men’s merits by their qualifications, but by the...