I conceive that the great part of the miseries of mankind are brought upon them by false estimates they have read more

I conceive that the great part of the miseries of mankind are brought upon them by false estimates they have made of the value of things.

It's difficult to appreciate the value of others when your own self assessment is over valued.

It's difficult to appreciate the value of others when your own self assessment is over valued.

The more obstinately you try to learn how to shoot the arrow for the sake of hitting the goal, the read more

The more obstinately you try to learn how to shoot the arrow for the sake of hitting the goal, the less you will succeed in the one and the further the other will recede.

A subtle thought that is in error may yet give rise to fruitful inquiry that can establish truths of great read more

A subtle thought that is in error may yet give rise to fruitful inquiry that can establish truths of great value.

A truth that disheartens because it is true is of more value than the most stimulating of falsehoods.

A truth that disheartens because it is true is of more value than the most stimulating of falsehoods.

Price is what you pay. Value is what you get.

Price is what you pay. Value is what you get.

The longer we live the more we think and the higher the value we put on friendship and tenderness towards read more

The longer we live the more we think and the higher the value we put on friendship and tenderness towards parents and friends.

Any relic of the dead is precious, if they were valued living.

Any relic of the dead is precious, if they were valued living.

Our American values are not luxuries but necessities, not the salt in our bread, but the bread itself. Our common read more

Our American values are not luxuries but necessities, not the salt in our bread, but the bread itself. Our common vision of a free and just society is our greatest source of cohesion at home and strength abroad, greater than the bounty of our material blessings.