He too serves a certain purpose who only stands and cheers.

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Friends are born, not made.

Friends are born, not made.

The press is the hired agent of a monied system, and set up for no...

The press is the hired agent of a monied system, and set up for no...

We combat obstacles in order to get repose, and when got, the repose is insupportable.

We combat obstacles in order to get repose, and when got, the repose is insupportable.

Philosophy: Unintelligible answers to insoluble problems.

Philosophy: Unintelligible answers to insoluble problems.

Power when wielded by abnormal energy is the most serious of facts.

Power when wielded by abnormal energy is the most serious of facts.

At best, the renewal of broken relations is a nervous matter.

At best, the renewal of broken relations is a nervous matter.

No man likes to have his intelligence or good faith questioned, especially if he has...

No man likes to have his intelligence or good faith questioned, especially if he has...

Susceptibility to the highest forces is the highest genius.

Susceptibility to the highest forces is the highest genius.

Intimates are predestined.

Intimates are predestined.

Chaos often breeds life, when order breeds habit.

Chaos often breeds life, when order breeds habit.

Simplicity is the most deceitful mistress that ever betrayed man.

Simplicity is the most deceitful mistress that ever betrayed man.

All experience is an arch, to build upon.

All experience is an arch, to build upon.

Knowledge of human nature is the beginning and end of political education.

Knowledge of human nature is the beginning and end of political education.

It is always good men who do the most harm in the world.

It is always good men who do the most harm in the world.

American society is a sort of flat, fresh-water pond which absorbs silently, without reaction, anything...

American society is a sort of flat, fresh-water pond which absorbs silently, without reaction, anything...

The progress of evolution from President Washington to President Grant was alone evidence to upset...

The progress of evolution from President Washington to President Grant was alone evidence to upset...

Young men have a passion for regarding their elders as senile.

Young men have a passion for regarding their elders as senile.

Chaos was the law of nature; Order was the dream of man.

Chaos was the law of nature; Order was the dream of man.

A teacher affects eternity he can never tell, where his influence stops.

A teacher affects eternity he can never tell, where his influence stops.

Morality is a private and costly luxury.

Morality is a private and costly luxury.