Books are the ever burning lamps of accumulated wisdom.

Quote by George William Curtis

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A man's country is not a certain area of land, of mountains, rivers, and woods,...

A man's country is not a certain area of land, of mountains, rivers, and woods,...

Reputation is favorable notoriety as distinguished from fame, which is permanent approval of great deeds...

Reputation is favorable notoriety as distinguished from fame, which is permanent approval of great deeds...

The big mistake that men make is that when they turn thirteen or fourteen and...

The big mistake that men make is that when they turn thirteen or fourteen and...

Nature makes woman to be won and men to win.

Nature makes woman to be won and men to win.

Happiness lies first of all in health.

Happiness lies first of all in health.

The fragrance always stays in the hand that gives the rose.

The fragrance always stays in the hand that gives the rose.

It is not the ship so much as the skillful sailing that assures the prosperous...

It is not the ship so much as the skillful sailing that assures the prosperous...

While we read history we make history.

While we read history we make history.

The test of civilization is its estimate of women.

The test of civilization is its estimate of women.

Every great crisis of human history is a pass of Thermopylae, and there is always...

Every great crisis of human history is a pass of Thermopylae, and there is always...

Imagination is as good as many voyages - and how much cheaper!

Imagination is as good as many voyages - and how much cheaper!

Our common liberty is consecrated by a common sorrow.

Our common liberty is consecrated by a common sorrow.

The new year begins in a snow-storm of white vows.

The new year begins in a snow-storm of white vows.

He is so old that his blood type was discontinued.

He is so old that his blood type was discontinued.

Romance like a ghost escapes touching; it is always where you are not, not where...

Romance like a ghost escapes touching; it is always where you are not, not where...

Anger is an expensive luxury in which only men of certain income can indulge.

Anger is an expensive luxury in which only men of certain income can indulge.

Age is a matter of feeling, not of years.

Age is a matter of feeling, not of years.

For then shalt thou lift up thy face without spot; yea, thou shalt be stedfast,...

For then shalt thou lift up thy face without spot; yea, thou shalt be stedfast,...

You can construct the character of a man and his age not only from what...

You can construct the character of a man and his age not only from what...

In an age when the fashion is to be in love with yourself, confessing to...

In an age when the fashion is to be in love with yourself, confessing to...

It takes a big man to cry, but it takes a bigger man to laugh...

It takes a big man to cry, but it takes a bigger man to laugh...