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Consciously or unconsciously, every one of us does render some service or other. If we cultivate the habit of doing read more
Consciously or unconsciously, every one of us does render some service or other. If we cultivate the habit of doing this service deliberately, our desire for service will steadily grow stronger, and will make, not only our own happiness, but that of the world at large.
Human reason can neither predict nor deliberately shape its own future. Its advances consist in finding out where it has read more
Human reason can neither predict nor deliberately shape its own future. Its advances consist in finding out where it has been wrong.
When we can't dream any longer, we die.
When we can't dream any longer, we die.
Dreaming permits each and everyone of us to be quietly and safely insane every night of our lives.
Dreaming permits each and everyone of us to be quietly and safely insane every night of our lives.
Children sweeten labours; but they make misfortunes more bitter. They increase the care of life; but they mitigate the remembrance read more
Children sweeten labours; but they make misfortunes more bitter. They increase the care of life; but they mitigate the remembrance of death. The perpetuity of generation is common to beasts; but memory, merit, and noble works, are proper to men. And surely a man shall see the noblest works and foundations have proceeded from childless men; which have sought to express the images of their minds, where those of their bodies have failed.
Talk to a man about himself and he will listen for hours.
Talk to a man about himself and he will listen for hours.
There is no other way to judge the work of a mind except through its words.
There is no other way to judge the work of a mind except through its words.
Act that your principle of action might safely be made a law for the whole world.
Act that your principle of action might safely be made a law for the whole world.
There is only one step from fanaticism to barbarism.
There is only one step from fanaticism to barbarism.
