Quote #7327
Only passions, great passions, can elevate the soul to great things.
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The attempt and not the deed Confounds us.
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Perhaps the most delightful friendships are those in which there is much agreement, much...
Quote #11892
For men who had easily endured hardship, danger and difficult uncertainty, leisure and riches,...
Quote #28104
There is something that is much more scarce, something rarer than ability. It is...
Quote #12625
Change is the law of life; and those who look only to the past...
Quote #30112
Children’s playthings are not sports and should be deemed as their most serious actions.
Quote #10292
We are not sent into the world to air our moral prejudices.
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Natural ability without education has more often raised a man to glory and virtue...
Quote #12009
To any intelligent being, there is no emotion more important than hope. Individually or...