Quote #15135
The gem cannot be polished without friction, not a man perfected without trials.
Quote #18351
Glory is fleeting, but obscurity is forever.
Quote #9941
Beauty of whatever kind, in its supreme development, invariably excites the sensitive soul to...
Quote #22782
Man is a credulous animal, and must believe something in the absence of good...
Quote #21683
Bodily exercise, when compulsory, does no harm to the body but knowledge which is...
Quote #15951
He who esteems trifles for themselves is a trifler; he who esteems them for...
Quote #3706
Sticks and stones will break our bones, but words will break our hearts…
Quote #8619
About the time we can make ends meet, somebody moves the ends.
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Man has such a predilection for systems and abstract deductions that he is ready...
Quote #31489
The English language has a deceptive air of simplicity so have some little frocks...