There are two good rules which ought to be written on every heart - never to believe anything bad about anybody unless you positively know it to be true; never to tell even that unless you feel that it is…

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There is only one way to get ready for immortality, and that is to love...

There is only one way to get ready for immortality, and that is to love...

Love is the best thing in the world, and the thing that lives the longest.

Love is the best thing in the world, and the thing that lives the longest.

Culture is the habit of being pleased with the best and knowing why

Culture is the habit of being pleased with the best and knowing why

Half of the secular unrest and dismal, profane sadness of modern society comes from the...

Half of the secular unrest and dismal, profane sadness of modern society comes from the...

A friend is what the heart needs all the time.

A friend is what the heart needs all the time.

It is with rivers as it is with people: the greatest are not always the...

It is with rivers as it is with people: the greatest are not always the...

In the progress of personality, first comes a declaration of independence, then a recognition of...

In the progress of personality, first comes a declaration of independence, then a recognition of...

Are you willing to believe that love is the strongest thing in the world -...

Are you willing to believe that love is the strongest thing in the world -...

The first day of spring is one thing, and the first spring day is another....

The first day of spring is one thing, and the first spring day is another....

Love is the best thing in the world, and the thing that lives the longest

Love is the best thing in the world, and the thing that lives the longest

Some people are so afraid do die that they never begin to live.

Some people are so afraid do die that they never begin to live.

Be glad of life because it gives you the chance to love, to work, to...

Be glad of life because it gives you the chance to love, to work, to...

In the progress of personality, first comes a declaration of independence, then a recognition of...

In the progress of personality, first comes a declaration of independence, then a recognition of...

A peace that depends on fear is nothing but a suppressed war.

A peace that depends on fear is nothing but a suppressed war.

What you possess in the world will be found at the day of your death...

What you possess in the world will be found at the day of your death...

Use what talents you possess; the woods would be very silent if no birds sang...

Use what talents you possess; the woods would be very silent if no birds sang...

Time is too slow for those who wait, too swift for those who fear, too...

Time is too slow for those who wait, too swift for those who fear, too...

Work while it is called today, for you know not how much you will be...

Work while it is called today, for you know not how much you will be...

To choose time is to save time.

To choose time is to save time.

We don't have an eternity to realize our dreams, only the time we are here.

We don't have an eternity to realize our dreams, only the time we are here.