Maxioms by George William Curtis
The new year begins in a snow-storm of white vows.
The new year begins in a snow-storm of white vows.
Anger is an expensive luxury in which only men of a certain income can indulge.
Anger is an expensive luxury in which only men of a certain income can indulge.
Age ... is a matter of feeling, not of years.
Age ... is a matter of feeling, not of years.
The test of civilization is the estimate of woman. Among savages she is a slave. In the dark ages of read more
The test of civilization is the estimate of woman. Among savages she is a slave. In the dark ages of Christianity she is a toy and a sentimental goddess. With increasing moral light, and greater liberty, and more universal justice, she begins to develop as an equal human being.
A man's country is not a certain area of land, of mountains, rivers, and woods, but it is a principle; read more
A man's country is not a certain area of land, of mountains, rivers, and woods, but it is a principle; and patriotism is loyalty to that principle.
