Being contented ought to mean in English, as it does in French, being pleased. Being content with an attic ought not to mean being unable to move from it and resigned to living in it; it ought to mean appreciating…

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The family is the test of freedom; because the family is the only thing that...

The family is the test of freedom; because the family is the only thing that...

I regard golf as an expensive way of playing marbles.

I regard golf as an expensive way of playing marbles.

It isn't that they can't see the solution. It is that they can't see the...

It isn't that they can't see the solution. It is that they can't see the...

We make our friends; we make our enemies; but God makes our next door neighbour.

We make our friends; we make our enemies; but God makes our next door neighbour.

Lying in bed would be an altogether perfect and supreme experience if only one had...

Lying in bed would be an altogether perfect and supreme experience if only one had...

All conservatism is based upon the idea that if you leave things alone you leave...

All conservatism is based upon the idea that if you leave things alone you leave...

If I had only one sermon to preach it would be a sermon against pride.

If I had only one sermon to preach it would be a sermon against pride.

There is a great deal of difference between an eager man who wants to read...

There is a great deal of difference between an eager man who wants to read...

Artistic temperament is the disease that afflicts amateurs.

Artistic temperament is the disease that afflicts amateurs.

Men always talk about the most important things to perfect strangers. In the perfect stranger...

Men always talk about the most important things to perfect strangers. In the perfect stranger...

To love means loving the unlovable. To forgive means pardoning the unpardonable. Faith means believing...

To love means loving the unlovable. To forgive means pardoning the unpardonable. Faith means believing...

There is a road from the eye to heart that does not go through the...

There is a road from the eye to heart that does not go through the...

When we really worship anything, we love not only its clearness but its obscurity. We...

When we really worship anything, we love not only its clearness but its obscurity. We...

Art, like morality, consists in drawing the line somewhere.

Art, like morality, consists in drawing the line somewhere.

Buddhism is not a creed, it is a doubt.

Buddhism is not a creed, it is a doubt.

The present condition of fame is merely fashion.

The present condition of fame is merely fashion.

The honest poor can sometimes forget poverty. The honest rich can never forget it.

The honest poor can sometimes forget poverty. The honest rich can never forget it.

I owe my success to having listened respectfully to the very best advice, and then...

I owe my success to having listened respectfully to the very best advice, and then...

Success is the sum of small efforts, repeated day in and day out

Success is the sum of small efforts, repeated day in and day out

How person wins and loses is much more important than how much a person wins...

How person wins and loses is much more important than how much a person wins...