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Each generation imagines itself to be more intelligent than the one that went before it, and wiser than the one read more
Each generation imagines itself to be more intelligent than the one that went before it, and wiser than the one that comes after it
We cannot hold a torch to light another's path without brightening our own.
We cannot hold a torch to light another's path without brightening our own.
Life is no brief candle to me. It is a sort of splendid torch which I have got a hold read more
Life is no brief candle to me. It is a sort of splendid torch which I have got a hold of for the moment, and I want to make it burn as brightly as possible before handing it onto future generations.
If I were given the opportunity to present a gift to the next generation, it would be the ability for read more
If I were given the opportunity to present a gift to the next generation, it would be the ability for each individual to learn to laugh at himself.
Consciously or unconsciously, everyone of us does render some service or another. If we cultivate the habit of doing this read more
Consciously or unconsciously, everyone of us does render some service or another. If we cultivate the habit of doing this service deliberately, our desire for service will steadily grow stronger, and it will make not only for our own happiness, but that of the world at large.
All generalizations are dangerous, even this one.
All generalizations are dangerous, even this one.
I slept and dreamt that life was joy. I awoke and saw that life was service. I acted and behold, read more
I slept and dreamt that life was joy. I awoke and saw that life was service. I acted and behold, service was joy.
Remember that the happiest people are not those getting more, but those giving more.
Remember that the happiest people are not those getting more, but those giving more.
Our tastes greatly alter. The lad does not care for the child's rattle, and the old man does not care read more
Our tastes greatly alter. The lad does not care for the child's rattle, and the old man does not care for the young man's whore.
