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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.
He who does not feel his friends to be the world to him, does not deserve that the world should read more
He who does not feel his friends to be the world to him, does not deserve that the world should hear of him.
Each being is sacred -- meaning that each has inherent value that cannot be ranked in a hierarchy or compared read more
Each being is sacred -- meaning that each has inherent value that cannot be ranked in a hierarchy or compared to the value of another being.
Values provide perspective in the best of times and the worst
Values provide perspective in the best of times and the worst
Religion is the sole technique for the validating of values.
Religion is the sole technique for the validating of values.
Where there are no women there are no good manners
Where there are no women there are no good manners
The value of compassion cannot be over-emphasized. Anyone can criticize. It takes a true believer to be compassionate. No greater read more
The value of compassion cannot be over-emphasized. Anyone can criticize. It takes a true believer to be compassionate. No greater burden can be borne by an individual than to know no one cares or understands.
Teach us that wealth is not elegance, that profusion is not magnificence, that splendor is not beauty.
Teach us that wealth is not elegance, that profusion is not magnificence, that splendor is not beauty.
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.
