What we call wisdom is the result of all the wisdom of past ages. Our best institutions are like young trees growing upon the roots of the old trunks that have crumbled away.

Quote by Henry Ward Beecher

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All men are tempted. There is no man that lives that can't be broken down,...

All men are tempted. There is no man that lives that can't be broken down,...

To spend several days in a friend's house and hunger for something to read, while...

To spend several days in a friend's house and hunger for something to read, while...

Children are unpredictable. You never know what inconsistency they are going to catch you in...

Children are unpredictable. You never know what inconsistency they are going to catch you in...

It's easier to go down a hill than up it but the view is much...

It's easier to go down a hill than up it but the view is much...

A cup of coffee - real coffee - home-browned, home ground, home made, that comes...

A cup of coffee - real coffee - home-browned, home ground, home made, that comes...

Every man should keep a fair-sized cemetery in which to bury the faults of his...

Every man should keep a fair-sized cemetery in which to bury the faults of his...

Mirth is the sweet wine of human life. It should be offered sparkling with zestful...

Mirth is the sweet wine of human life. It should be offered sparkling with zestful...

It is not what we take up, but what we give up, that makes us...

It is not what we take up, but what we give up, that makes us...

Good-humor makes all things tolerable.

Good-humor makes all things tolerable.

It is one of the severest tests of friendship to tell your friend his faults....

It is one of the severest tests of friendship to tell your friend his faults....

Now comes the mystery.

Now comes the mystery.

The test of Christian character should be that a man is a joy-bearing agent to...

The test of Christian character should be that a man is a joy-bearing agent to...

Ones best success comes after their greatest disappointments.

Ones best success comes after their greatest disappointments.

The difference between perseverance and obstinacy is that one comes from a strong will, and...

The difference between perseverance and obstinacy is that one comes from a strong will, and...

The dog was created specially for children. He is a god of frolic.

The dog was created specially for children. He is a god of frolic.

Repentance is another name for aspiration

Repentance is another name for aspiration

The philosophy of one century is the common sense of the next.

The philosophy of one century is the common sense of the next.

There are three schoolmasters for everybody that will employ them - the senses, intelligent companions,...

There are three schoolmasters for everybody that will employ them - the senses, intelligent companions,...

The school is that last expenditure upon which Americans should be willing to economize

The school is that last expenditure upon which Americans should be willing to economize

Real improvement in our schools is not simply a matter of spending more, it is...

Real improvement in our schools is not simply a matter of spending more, it is...