Books, like proverbs, receive their chief value from the stamp and esteem of the ages through which they have passed.

Quote by William Temple Sr

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Courage is not merely a virtue; it is the virtue. Without it, there are no...

Courage is not merely a virtue; it is the virtue. Without it, there are no...

The sign said, Jesus is the answer

The sign said, Jesus is the answer

Health is the soul that animates all the enjoyments of life, which fade and are...

Health is the soul that animates all the enjoyments of life, which fade and are...

A man's wisdom is his best friend; folly, his worst enemy.

A man's wisdom is his best friend; folly, his worst enemy.

The most influential of all educational factors is the conversation in a child's home

The most influential of all educational factors is the conversation in a child's home

A man's wisdom is his best friend; folly, his worst enemy.

A man's wisdom is his best friend; folly, his worst enemy.

Christianity is the most materialistic of all religions

Christianity is the most materialistic of all religions

Good intentions are at least, the seed of good actions; and every one ought to...

Good intentions are at least, the seed of good actions; and every one ought to...

The only way for a rich man to be healthy is by exercise and abstinence,...

The only way for a rich man to be healthy is by exercise and abstinence,...

Leave all the afternoon for exercise and recreation, which are as necessary as reading. I...

Leave all the afternoon for exercise and recreation, which are as necessary as reading. I...

Liberty is to the collective body, what health is to every individual body. Without health...

Liberty is to the collective body, what health is to every individual body. Without health...

To get rich never risk your health. For it is the truth that health is...

To get rich never risk your health. For it is the truth that health is...

He who has health, has hope. And he who has hope, has everything.

He who has health, has hope. And he who has hope, has everything.

Measure your health by your sympathy with morning and Spring. If there is no response...

Measure your health by your sympathy with morning and Spring. If there is no response...

I know a lot of men who are healthier at age fifty than they have...

I know a lot of men who are healthier at age fifty than they have...

All healthy men have thought of their own suicide

All healthy men have thought of their own suicide

Health is not simply the absence of sickness.

Health is not simply the absence of sickness.

The reason doctors are so dangerous is that they believe in what they are doing.

The reason doctors are so dangerous is that they believe in what they are doing.

Health consists with temperance alone.

Health consists with temperance alone.

In nothing do men approach so nearly to the Gods, as in giving health to...

In nothing do men approach so nearly to the Gods, as in giving health to...

The perception of poverty as morally intolerable in a rich society had to await the...

The perception of poverty as morally intolerable in a rich society had to await the...