It is a governing principle of nature, that the agency which can produce most good, when perverted from its proper aim, is most productive of evil. It behooves the well-intentioned, therefore, vigorously to watch the tendency of even their most highly prized institutions, since that which was established in the interests of the right, may so easily become the agent of the wrong.
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Every failure teaches a man something, to wit, that he will probably fail again.
Every failure teaches a man something, to wit, that he will probably fail again.
All rising to great place is by winding stair.
All rising to great place is by winding stair.
Peace is a natural effect of trade.
Peace is a natural effect of trade.
Words are the physicians of a mind diseased.
Words are the physicians of a mind diseased.
Scientific progress consists in the development of new concepts.
Scientific progress consists in the development of new concepts.
Morality, thou deadly bane,Thy tens o' thousands thou has slain!
Morality, thou deadly bane,Thy tens o' thousands thou has slain!
Every luxury must be paid for, and everything is a luxury, starting with being in this world.
Every luxury must be paid for, and everything is a luxury, starting with being in this world.
You can't make up anything anymore. The world itself is a satire. All you're doing is recording it.
You can't make up anything anymore. The world itself is a satire. All you're doing is recording it.
Destiny is an invention of the cowardly and the resigned.
Destiny is an invention of the cowardly and the resigned.
