All paid jobs absorb and degrade the mind.

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Good habits formed at youth make all the difference.

Good habits formed at youth make all the difference.

Men create gods after their own image, not only with regard to their form but...

Men create gods after their own image, not only with regard to their form but...

A true friend is one soul in two bodies.

A true friend is one soul in two bodies.

Anyone can become angry - that is easy, but to be angry with the right...

Anyone can become angry - that is easy, but to be angry with the right...

The one exclusive sign of thorough knowledge is the power of teaching.

The one exclusive sign of thorough knowledge is the power of teaching.

All paid jobs absorb and degrade the mind.

All paid jobs absorb and degrade the mind.

Education is the best provision for old age.

Education is the best provision for old age.

Bashfulness is an ornament to youth, but a reproach to old age.

Bashfulness is an ornament to youth, but a reproach to old age.

The happy life is thought to be one of excellence; now an excellent life requires...

The happy life is thought to be one of excellence; now an excellent life requires...

Jealousy is both reasonable and belongs to reasonable men, while envy is base and belongs...

Jealousy is both reasonable and belongs to reasonable men, while envy is base and belongs...

Wishing to be friends is quick work, but friendship is a slow-ripening fruit.

Wishing to be friends is quick work, but friendship is a slow-ripening fruit.

Quite often good things have hurtful consequences. There are instances of men who have been...

Quite often good things have hurtful consequences. There are instances of men who have been...

You will never do anything in this world without courage. It is the greatest quality...

You will never do anything in this world without courage. It is the greatest quality...

Education is an ornament in prosperity and a refuge in adversity.

Education is an ornament in prosperity and a refuge in adversity.

Most people would rather get than give affection

Most people would rather get than give affection

Moral excellence comes about as a result of habit. We become just by doing just...

Moral excellence comes about as a result of habit. We become just by doing just...

Mothers are fonder than fathers of their children because they are more certain they are...

Mothers are fonder than fathers of their children because they are more certain they are...

Madness is badness of spirit, when one seeks profit from all sources

Madness is badness of spirit, when one seeks profit from all sources

He who is greedy is always in want.

He who is greedy is always in want.

I have never in my life learned anything from any man who agreed with me.

I have never in my life learned anything from any man who agreed with me.

This is very midsummer madness

This is very midsummer madness

I don't accept the maxim 'there's no gain without pain', physical or emotional. I believe...

I don't accept the maxim 'there's no gain without pain', physical or emotional. I believe...