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The value of a principle is the number of things it will explain; and there is no good theory of read more
The value of a principle is the number of things it will explain; and there is no good theory of disease which does not at once suggest a cure.
In an archery contest, when the stakes are earthenware tiles a contestant shoots with skill. When the stakes are belt read more
In an archery contest, when the stakes are earthenware tiles a contestant shoots with skill. When the stakes are belt buckles he becomes hesitant, and if the stakes are pure gold he becomes nervous and confused. There is no difference as to his skil.
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.
The least of things with a meaning is worth more in life than the greatest of things without it.
The least of things with a meaning is worth more in life than the greatest of things without it.
Only the man who crosses the river at night knows the value of the light of day
Only the man who crosses the river at night knows the value of the light of day
Nothing can have value without being an object of utility.
Nothing can have value without being an object of utility.
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.
A stockbroker urged me to buy a stock that would triple its value every year. I told him, "At my read more
A stockbroker urged me to buy a stock that would triple its value every year. I told him, "At my age, I don't even buy green bananas."
Love is the expression of one's values, the greatest reward you can earn for the moral qualities you have achieved read more
Love is the expression of one's values, the greatest reward you can earn for the moral qualities you have achieved in your character and person, the emotional price paid by one man for the joy he receives from the virtues of another.