The true teacher defends his pupils against his own personal influence. He inspires self-distrust. He guides their eyes from himself to the spirit that quickens him. He will have no disciple.

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Thought means life, since those who do not think so do not live in any...

Thought means life, since those who do not think so do not live in any...

One must be a wise reader to quote wisely and well.

One must be a wise reader to quote wisely and well.

First find the man in yourself if you will inspire manliness in others

First find the man in yourself if you will inspire manliness in others

To be ignorant of one's ignorance is the malady of the ignorant.

To be ignorant of one's ignorance is the malady of the ignorant.

First find the man in yourself if you will inspire manliness in others.

First find the man in yourself if you will inspire manliness in others.

Our dreams drench us in senses, and senses steps us again in dreams.

Our dreams drench us in senses, and senses steps us again in dreams.

Observation more than books and experience more than persons, are the prime educators.

Observation more than books and experience more than persons, are the prime educators.

Success is sweet and sweeter if long delayed and gotten through many struggles and defeats.

Success is sweet and sweeter if long delayed and gotten through many struggles and defeats.

Observation more than books, experience rather than persons, are the prime educators.

Observation more than books, experience rather than persons, are the prime educators.

Our friends interpret the world and ourselves to us, if we take them tenderly and...

Our friends interpret the world and ourselves to us, if we take them tenderly and...

Who speaks to the instincts speaks to the deepest in mankind, and finds the readiest...

Who speaks to the instincts speaks to the deepest in mankind, and finds the readiest...

The less routine the more life.

The less routine the more life.

While one finds company in himself and his pursuits, he cannot feel old, no matter...

While one finds company in himself and his pursuits, he cannot feel old, no matter...

Ignorance is innocence - stupidity comes with experience

Ignorance is innocence - stupidity comes with experience

To keep the heart unwrinkled, to be hopeful, kindly, cheerful, reverent that is to triumph...

To keep the heart unwrinkled, to be hopeful, kindly, cheerful, reverent that is to triumph...

A true teacher defends his students against his own personal influences.

A true teacher defends his students against his own personal influences.

That is a good book which is opened with expectation and closed with profit.

That is a good book which is opened with expectation and closed with profit.

Our notion of the perfect society embraces the family as its center and ornament, and...

Our notion of the perfect society embraces the family as its center and ornament, and...

We climb to heaven most often on the ruins of our cherished plans, finding our...

We climb to heaven most often on the ruins of our cherished plans, finding our...

Strengthen me by sympathizing with my strength, not my weakness.

Strengthen me by sympathizing with my strength, not my weakness.