The pen is the tongue of the mind.

Quote by Horace

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The foolish are like ripples on water, For whatsoever they do is quickly effaced; But...

The foolish are like ripples on water, For whatsoever they do is quickly effaced; But...

Adversity has the effect of eliciting talents, which in prosperous circumstances would have lain dormant.

Adversity has the effect of eliciting talents, which in prosperous circumstances would have lain dormant.

Make a good use of the present.

Make a good use of the present.

Knowledge without education is but armed injustice.

Knowledge without education is but armed injustice.

It is courage, courage, courage, that raises the blood of life to crimson splendor. Live...

It is courage, courage, courage, that raises the blood of life to crimson splendor. Live...

Money is a handmaiden if thou knowest how to use it; a mistress if thou...

Money is a handmaiden if thou knowest how to use it; a mistress if thou...

Once a word has been allowed to escape, it cannot be recalled.

Once a word has been allowed to escape, it cannot be recalled.

A good scare is worth more than good advice.

A good scare is worth more than good advice.

I don't think we're in Kansas anymore

I don't think we're in Kansas anymore

A word, once sent abroad, flies irrevocably.

A word, once sent abroad, flies irrevocably.

Life is largely a matter of expectation.

Life is largely a matter of expectation.

We are just statistics, born to consume resources.

We are just statistics, born to consume resources.

Pale Death beats equally at the poor man's gate and at the palaces of kings.

Pale Death beats equally at the poor man's gate and at the palaces of kings.

The lofty pine is oftenest shaken by the winds; High towers fall with a heavier...

The lofty pine is oftenest shaken by the winds; High towers fall with a heavier...

Only a stomach that rarely feels hungry scorns common things.

Only a stomach that rarely feels hungry scorns common things.

You must often make erasures if you mean to write what is worthy of being...

You must often make erasures if you mean to write what is worthy of being...

Choose a subject equal to your abilities; think carefully what your shoulders may refuse, and...

Choose a subject equal to your abilities; think carefully what your shoulders may refuse, and...

No man ever reached to excellence in any one art or profession without having passed...

No man ever reached to excellence in any one art or profession without having passed...

A wife, a lover, can perhaps never see what the artist sees They rarely ever...

A wife, a lover, can perhaps never see what the artist sees They rarely ever...

Progress is the life-style of man. The general life of the human race is called...

Progress is the life-style of man. The general life of the human race is called...

By appreciation, we make excellence in others our own property.

By appreciation, we make excellence in others our own property.