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When you wish to instruct, be brief; that men's minds take in quickly what you say, learn its lesson, and read more

When you wish to instruct, be brief; that men's minds take in quickly what you say, learn its lesson, and retain it faithfully. Every word that is unnecessary only pours over the side of a brimming mind.

Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all the others.

Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all the others.

True glory strikes root, and even extends itself; all false pretensions fall as do flowers, nor can any feigned thing read more

True glory strikes root, and even extends itself; all false pretensions fall as do flowers, nor can any feigned thing be lasting.

The causes of events are ever more interresting than the events themselves.

The causes of events are ever more interresting than the events themselves.

Superstition is a senseless fear of God.

Superstition is a senseless fear of God.