Chaos was the law of nature; Order was the dream of man.

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Everyone carries his own inch rule of taste, and amuse himself by applying it, triumphantly,...

Everyone carries his own inch rule of taste, and amuse himself by applying it, triumphantly,...

Young men have a passion for regarding their elders as senile.

Young men have a passion for regarding their elders as senile.

Philosophy: Unintelligible answers to insoluble problems.

Philosophy: Unintelligible answers to insoluble problems.

We combat obstacles in order to get repose, and when got, the repose is insupportable.

We combat obstacles in order to get repose, and when got, the repose is insupportable.

Power when wielded by abnormal energy is the most serious of facts.

Power when wielded by abnormal energy is the most serious of facts.

In plain words, Chaos was the law of nature Order was the dream of man.

In plain words, Chaos was the law of nature Order was the dream of man.

Chaos often breeds life, when order breeds habit.

Chaos often breeds life, when order breeds habit.

All experience is an arch, to build upon.

All experience is an arch, to build upon.

At best, the renewal of broken relations is a nervous matter.

At best, the renewal of broken relations is a nervous matter.

A teacher affects eternity he can never tell, where his influence stops.

A teacher affects eternity he can never tell, where his influence stops.

Friends are born, not made.

Friends are born, not made.

Morality is a private and costly luxury.

Morality is a private and costly luxury.

One friend in a lifetime is much, two are many, three are hardly possible. Friendship...

One friend in a lifetime is much, two are many, three are hardly possible. Friendship...

Accident counts for as much in companionship as in marriage.

Accident counts for as much in companionship as in marriage.

American society is a sort of flat, fresh-water pond which absorbs silently, without reaction, anything...

American society is a sort of flat, fresh-water pond which absorbs silently, without reaction, anything...

Only on the edge of the grave can man conclude anything.

Only on the edge of the grave can man conclude anything.

No man means all he says, and yet very few say all they mean, for...

No man means all he says, and yet very few say all they mean, for...

The press is the hired agent of a monied system, and set up for no...

The press is the hired agent of a monied system, and set up for no...

Absolute liberty is absence of restraint; responsibility is restraint; therefore, the ideally free individual is...

Absolute liberty is absence of restraint; responsibility is restraint; therefore, the ideally free individual is...

No man, however strong, can serve ten years as schoolmaster, priest, or Senator, and remain...

No man, however strong, can serve ten years as schoolmaster, priest, or Senator, and remain...