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Abstinence is as easy to me, as temperance would be difficult.
Abstinence is as easy to me, as temperance would be difficult.
Few things are impossible to diligence and skill ... Great works are performed, not by strength, but perseverance.
Few things are impossible to diligence and skill ... Great works are performed, not by strength, but perseverance.
As the Spanish proverb says, "He who would bring home the wealth
of the Indies must carry the wealth read more
As the Spanish proverb says, "He who would bring home the wealth
of the Indies must carry the wealth of the Indies with him." So
it is in traveling: a man must carry knowledge with him, if he
would bring home knowledge.
Books like friends, should be few and well-chosen.
Books like friends, should be few and well-chosen.
If a man does not make new acquaintances as he advances through life, he will soon find himself left alone; read more
If a man does not make new acquaintances as he advances through life, he will soon find himself left alone; one should keep his friendships in constant repair. -Samuel Johnson.
Commemoration of Petroc, Abbot of Padstow, 6th century The man who has never had religion before, no more read more
Commemoration of Petroc, Abbot of Padstow, 6th century The man who has never had religion before, no more grows religious when he is sick, than a man who has never learned figures can count when he has need of calculation.
Those who attain any excellence commonly spend life in one pursuit; for excellence is not often granted upon easier terms.
Those who attain any excellence commonly spend life in one pursuit; for excellence is not often granted upon easier terms.
We are long before we are convinced that happiness is never to be found, and each believes it possessed by read more
We are long before we are convinced that happiness is never to be found, and each believes it possessed by others, to keep alive the hope of obtaining it for himself.
Great works are performed not by strength but by perseverance.
Great works are performed not by strength but by perseverance.
Getting money is not all a man's business: to cultivate kindness is a valuable part of the business of life.
Getting money is not all a man's business: to cultivate kindness is a valuable part of the business of life.
