Be it jewel or toy, not the prize gives the joy, but the striving to win the prize.

Quote by Robert Bulwer-Lytton

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Two lives that once part are as ships that divide.

Two lives that once part are as ships that divide.

A fool flatters himself, a wise man flatters the fool.

A fool flatters himself, a wise man flatters the fool.

When a person is down in the world, an ounce of help is better than...

When a person is down in the world, an ounce of help is better than...

A good heart is better than all the heads in the world.

A good heart is better than all the heads in the world.

Chance happens to all, but to turn chance to account is the gift of few.

Chance happens to all, but to turn chance to account is the gift of few.

Master books, but do not let them master you. Read to live, not live to...

Master books, but do not let them master you. Read to live, not live to...

O be very sure That no man will learn anything at all, Unless he first...

O be very sure That no man will learn anything at all, Unless he first...

Anger ventilated often hurries towards forgiveness; anger concealed often hardens into revenge.

Anger ventilated often hurries towards forgiveness; anger concealed often hardens into revenge.

One of the surest evidences of friendship that one individual can display to another is...

One of the surest evidences of friendship that one individual can display to another is...

Beneath the rule of men entirely great, the pen is mightier than the sword.

Beneath the rule of men entirely great, the pen is mightier than the sword.

In life, as in art, the beautiful moves in curves.

In life, as in art, the beautiful moves in curves.

A reform is a correction of abuses; a revolution is a transfer of power.

A reform is a correction of abuses; a revolution is a transfer of power.

One of the sublimest things in the world is plain truth.

One of the sublimest things in the world is plain truth.

If you wish to be loved, show more of your faults than your virtues.

If you wish to be loved, show more of your faults than your virtues.

The easiest person to deceive is one's self.

The easiest person to deceive is one's self.

Talent does what it can; genius does what it must.

Talent does what it can; genius does what it must.

Truth makes on the ocean of nature no one track of light; every eye, looking...

Truth makes on the ocean of nature no one track of light; every eye, looking...

The best teacher is the one who suggests rather than dogmatizes, and inspires his listener...

The best teacher is the one who suggests rather than dogmatizes, and inspires his listener...

In science, read, by preference, the newest works; in literature, the oldest. The classic literature...

In science, read, by preference, the newest works; in literature, the oldest. The classic literature...

If thou be industrious to procure wealth, be generous in the disposal of it. Man...

If thou be industrious to procure wealth, be generous in the disposal of it. Man...