Anger is an expensive luxury in which only men of certain income can indulge.

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It is not the ship so much as the skillful sailing that assures the prosperous...

It is not the ship so much as the skillful sailing that assures the prosperous...

Romance like a ghost escapes touching; it is always where you are not, not where...

Romance like a ghost escapes touching; it is always where you are not, not where...

While we read history we make history.

While we read history we make history.

Imagination is as good as many voyages - and how much cheaper!

Imagination is as good as many voyages - and how much cheaper!

The new year begins in a snow-storm of white vows.

The new year begins in a snow-storm of white vows.

Age is a matter of feeling, not of years.

Age is a matter of feeling, not of years.

It is not observed in history that families improve with time.

It is not observed in history that families improve with time.

Books are the ever burning lamps of accumulated wisdom.

Books are the ever burning lamps of accumulated wisdom.

Happiness lies, first of all, in health.

Happiness lies, first of all, in health.

Nature makes woman to be won and men to win.

Nature makes woman to be won and men to win.

Happiness lies first of all in health.

Happiness lies first of all in health.

The big mistake that men make is that when they turn thirteen or fourteen and...

The big mistake that men make is that when they turn thirteen or fourteen and...

The test of civilization is the estimate of woman. Among savages she is a slave....

The test of civilization is the estimate of woman. Among savages she is a slave....

Every great crisis of human history is a pass of Thermopylae, and there is always...

Every great crisis of human history is a pass of Thermopylae, and there is always...

A man's country is not a certain area of land, of mountains, rivers, and woods,...

A man's country is not a certain area of land, of mountains, rivers, and woods,...

He is so old that his blood type was discontinued.

He is so old that his blood type was discontinued.

Reputation is favorable notoriety as distinguished from fame, which is permanent approval of great deeds...

Reputation is favorable notoriety as distinguished from fame, which is permanent approval of great deeds...

A man's country is not a certain area of land, of mountains, rivers, and woods,...

A man's country is not a certain area of land, of mountains, rivers, and woods,...

If you live in a country run by committee, be on the committee

If you live in a country run by committee, be on the committee

You can't be a real country unless you have a beer and an airline -...

You can't be a real country unless you have a beer and an airline -...

You've got to give loyalty down, if you want loyalty up.

You've got to give loyalty down, if you want loyalty up.

Our purpose now is to reclaim democracy itself. We are here to affirm that when...

Our purpose now is to reclaim democracy itself. We are here to affirm that when...

Moral principle is a looser bond than pecuniary interest

Moral principle is a looser bond than pecuniary interest