Be great in act, as you have been in thought.

Quote by Jean Paul

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I have made as much out of myself as could be made of the stuff,...

I have made as much out of myself as could be made of the stuff,...

Because the heart beats under a covering of hair, of fur, feathers, or wings, it...

Because the heart beats under a covering of hair, of fur, feathers, or wings, it...

Poverty is the only load which is the heavier the more loved ones there are...

Poverty is the only load which is the heavier the more loved ones there are...

Like a morning dream, life becomes more and more bright the longer we live, and...

Like a morning dream, life becomes more and more bright the longer we live, and...

Two aged men, that had been foes for life, Met by a grave, and wept...

Two aged men, that had been foes for life, Met by a grave, and wept...

The words that a father speaks to his children in the privacy of home are...

The words that a father speaks to his children in the privacy of home are...

Never write on a subject until you have read yourself full of it.

Never write on a subject until you have read yourself full of it.

There is a joy in sorrow which none but a mourner can know.

There is a joy in sorrow which none but a mourner can know.

Whenever, at a party, I have been in the mood to study fools, I have...

Whenever, at a party, I have been in the mood to study fools, I have...

What makes old age so sad is not that our joys but our hopes cease.

What makes old age so sad is not that our joys but our hopes cease.

Good actions ennoble us, we are the sons of our own deeds.

Good actions ennoble us, we are the sons of our own deeds.

Every man has a rainy corner of his life whence comes foul weather which follows...

Every man has a rainy corner of his life whence comes foul weather which follows...

Never part without loving words to think of during your absence. It may be that...

Never part without loving words to think of during your absence. It may be that...

Strong characters are brought out by change of situation, and gentle ones by permanence.

Strong characters are brought out by change of situation, and gentle ones by permanence.

A man never discloses his own character so clearly as when he describes another s.

A man never discloses his own character so clearly as when he describes another s.

The miracle on earth are the laws of heaven.

The miracle on earth are the laws of heaven.

Courage consists not in blindly overlooking danger, but in seeing it, and conquering it.

Courage consists not in blindly overlooking danger, but in seeing it, and conquering it.

It is simpler and easier to flatter people than to praise them.

It is simpler and easier to flatter people than to praise them.

Men, like bullets, go farthest when they are smoothest.

Men, like bullets, go farthest when they are smoothest.

The conscience of children is formed by the influences that surround them; their notions of...

The conscience of children is formed by the influences that surround them; their notions of...