A student never forgets an encouraging private word, when it is given with sincere respect and admiration.

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A well-ordered life is like climbing a tower; the view halfway up is better than...

A well-ordered life is like climbing a tower; the view halfway up is better than...

The happiest people are those who think the most interesting thoughts. Those who decide to...

The happiest people are those who think the most interesting thoughts. Those who decide to...

The happiest people in this world are those who have the most interesting thoughts.

The happiest people in this world are those who have the most interesting thoughts.

God speaks to me not through the thunder and the earthquake, nor through the ocean...

God speaks to me not through the thunder and the earthquake, nor through the ocean...

One of the secrets of life is to keep our intellectual curiosity acute.

One of the secrets of life is to keep our intellectual curiosity acute.

The fear of life is the favorite disease of the 20th century.

The fear of life is the favorite disease of the 20th century.

A cat pours his body on the floor like water. It is restful just to...

A cat pours his body on the floor like water. It is restful just to...

A student never forgets an encouraging private word, when it is given with sincere respect...

A student never forgets an encouraging private word, when it is given with sincere respect...

Whenever it is possible, a boy should choose some occupation which he should do even...

Whenever it is possible, a boy should choose some occupation which he should do even...

I divide all readers into two classes: those who read to remember and those who...

I divide all readers into two classes: those who read to remember and those who...

If I didn't start painting, I would have raised chickens.

If I didn't start painting, I would have raised chickens.

If at first you don't succeed, find out if the loser gets anything.

If at first you don't succeed, find out if the loser gets anything.

The final test of a gentleman is his respect for those who can be of...

The final test of a gentleman is his respect for those who can be of...

The belief that youth is the happiest time of life is founded on a fallacy....

The belief that youth is the happiest time of life is founded on a fallacy....

Those who decide to use leisure as a means of mental development, who love good...

Those who decide to use leisure as a means of mental development, who love good...

There is a strange reluctance on the part of most people to admit they enjoy...

There is a strange reluctance on the part of most people to admit they enjoy...

You can be deprived of your money, your job and your home by someone else,...

You can be deprived of your money, your job and your home by someone else,...

If happiness truly consisted in physical ease and freedom from care, then the happiest individual...

If happiness truly consisted in physical ease and freedom from care, then the happiest individual...

I believe that lovers should be draped in flowers And laid entwined together in a...

I believe that lovers should be draped in flowers And laid entwined together in a...

The purpose of life is the expansion of happiness.

The purpose of life is the expansion of happiness.

A man's desire is for the woman, but the woman's desire is rarely other than...

A man's desire is for the woman, but the woman's desire is rarely other than...