Be good, sweet maid, and let who will be clever.

Quote by Charles Kingsley

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Feelings are like chemicals, the more you analyze them the worse they smell.

Feelings are like chemicals, the more you analyze them the worse they smell.

Every Winter, When the great sun has turned his face away, The earth goes down...

Every Winter, When the great sun has turned his face away, The earth goes down...

Have thy tools ready. God will find thee work.

Have thy tools ready. God will find thee work.

There are two freedoms; The false, where man is free to do what he likes;...

There are two freedoms; The false, where man is free to do what he likes;...

Being forced to work, and forced to do your best, will breed in you temperance...

Being forced to work, and forced to do your best, will breed in you temperance...

We ought to reverence books; to look on them as useful and mighty things. If...

We ought to reverence books; to look on them as useful and mighty things. If...

All we need to make us really happy is something to be enthusiastic about.

All we need to make us really happy is something to be enthusiastic about.

Beauty is God's handwriting.

Beauty is God's handwriting.

Pain is no evil, unless it conquers us

Pain is no evil, unless it conquers us

A blessed thing it is for any man or woman to have a friend, one...

A blessed thing it is for any man or woman to have a friend, one...

There's no use doing a kindness if you do it a day too late.

There's no use doing a kindness if you do it a day too late.

Except a living man, there is nothing more wonderful than a book.

Except a living man, there is nothing more wonderful than a book.

There is a great deal of human nature in man.

There is a great deal of human nature in man.

It is only the great hearted who can be true friends. The mean and cowardly,...

It is only the great hearted who can be true friends. The mean and cowardly,...

We have used the Bible as if it were a mere special constable's handbook, an...

We have used the Bible as if it were a mere special constable's handbook, an...

He was one of those men who possess almost every gift, except the gift of...

He was one of those men who possess almost every gift, except the gift of...

Do noble things, not dream them all day long: And so make Life, Death, and...

Do noble things, not dream them all day long: And so make Life, Death, and...

Contemplation often makes life miserable. We should act more, think less, and stop watching ourselves...

Contemplation often makes life miserable. We should act more, think less, and stop watching ourselves...

Small deeds done are better than great deeds planned.

Small deeds done are better than great deeds planned.

Always do more than is required of you.

Always do more than is required of you.