Ask the young. They know everything.

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Innocence is always unsuspicious.

Innocence is always unsuspicious.

Superstition is the only religion of which base souls are capable

Superstition is the only religion of which base souls are capable

He who has imagination without learning has wings but no feet.

He who has imagination without learning has wings but no feet.

Who ever has no fixed opinions has no constant feelings.

Who ever has no fixed opinions has no constant feelings.

A Flatterer is a man that tells you your opinion and not his own

A Flatterer is a man that tells you your opinion and not his own

When a nation gives birth to a man who is able to produce a great...

When a nation gives birth to a man who is able to produce a great...

Logic works, metaphysics contemplates.

Logic works, metaphysics contemplates.

Space is to place as eternity is to time.

Space is to place as eternity is to time.

We must respect the past, and mistrust the present, if we wish to provide for...

We must respect the past, and mistrust the present, if we wish to provide for...

To teach is to learn twice.

To teach is to learn twice.

Never write anything that does not give you great pleasure. Emotion is easily transferred from...

Never write anything that does not give you great pleasure. Emotion is easily transferred from...

Be charitable and indulgent to everyone but thyself.

Be charitable and indulgent to everyone but thyself.

Only choose in marriage a man whom you would choose as a friend if he...

Only choose in marriage a man whom you would choose as a friend if he...

One of the most difficult things to give away is kindness it is usually returned

One of the most difficult things to give away is kindness it is usually returned

Children need models rather than critics.

Children need models rather than critics.

You will find poetry nowhere unless you bring some of it with you.

You will find poetry nowhere unless you bring some of it with you.

Tenderness is the repose of Passion

Tenderness is the repose of Passion

The mind conceives with pain, but it brings forth with delight.

The mind conceives with pain, but it brings forth with delight.

It is easy to understand God as long as you don't try to explain him.

It is easy to understand God as long as you don't try to explain him.

God is the place where I do not remember the rest.

God is the place where I do not remember the rest.