Things at home are crossways, and Betsy and I are out.

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To appreciate heaven well, it's good for a person to have some fifteen minutes of...

To appreciate heaven well, it's good for a person to have some fifteen minutes of...

I've watched my duty, straight an' true, an' tried to do it well; Part of...

I've watched my duty, straight an' true, an' tried to do it well; Part of...

If there's a heaven upon the earth, a fellow knows it when He's been away...

If there's a heaven upon the earth, a fellow knows it when He's been away...

Worm or beetle - drought or tempest - on a farmer's land may fall, Each...

Worm or beetle - drought or tempest - on a farmer's land may fall, Each...

But I have learned a thing or two; I know as sure as fate, when...

But I have learned a thing or two; I know as sure as fate, when...

Over all our happy country - over all our Nation spread, Is a band of...

Over all our happy country - over all our Nation spread, Is a band of...

So I have talked with Betsey and Betsey has talked with me, And we have...

So I have talked with Betsey and Betsey has talked with me, And we have...

A fellow who is always declaring he's no fool usually has his suspicions.

A fellow who is always declaring he's no fool usually has his suspicions.

Seven wealthy towns contend for Homer dead, Through which the living Homer begged his bread

Seven wealthy towns contend for Homer dead, Through which the living Homer begged his bread

Generally speaking, men are influenced by books which clarify their own thought, which express their...

Generally speaking, men are influenced by books which clarify their own thought, which express their...

Wilson was once asked how long it took him to write a speech. He answered,...

Wilson was once asked how long it took him to write a speech. He answered,...

Speeches that are measured by the hour will die with the hour.

Speeches that are measured by the hour will die with the hour.

Free speech is intended to protect the controversial and even outrageous word; and not just...

Free speech is intended to protect the controversial and even outrageous word; and not just...

Write to be understood, speak to be heard, read to grow...

Write to be understood, speak to be heard, read to grow...

Analogies, it is true, decide nothing, but they can make one feel more at home

Analogies, it is true, decide nothing, but they can make one feel more at home

Human speech is like a cracked kettle on which we tap crude rhythms for bears...

Human speech is like a cracked kettle on which we tap crude rhythms for bears...

The fountain is my speech. The tulips are my speech. The grass and trees are...

The fountain is my speech. The tulips are my speech. The grass and trees are...

Sometimes a concept is baffling not because it is profound but because it is wrong

Sometimes a concept is baffling not because it is profound but because it is wrong

We should pass a flex time law that allows employees to take their overtime pay...

We should pass a flex time law that allows employees to take their overtime pay...

Language most shows a man, speak that I may see thee.

Language most shows a man, speak that I may see thee.