Except a living man, there is nothing more wonderful than a book.

Quote by Charles Kingsley

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Pain is no evil, unless it conquers us

Pain is no evil, unless it conquers us

There is a great deal of human nature in man.

There is a great deal of human nature in man.

We act as though comfort and luxury were the chief requirements of life, when all...

We act as though comfort and luxury were the chief requirements of life, when all...

Do noble things, not dream them all day long.

Do noble things, not dream them all day long.

He was one of those men who possess almost every gift, except the gift of...

He was one of those men who possess almost every gift, except the gift of...

Do noble things, not dream them all day long: And so make Life, Death, and...

Do noble things, not dream them all day long: And so make Life, Death, and...

All we need to make us really happy is something to be enthusiastic about.

All we need to make us really happy is something to be enthusiastic about.

There are two freedoms; The false, where man is free to do what he likes;...

There are two freedoms; The false, where man is free to do what he likes;...

A man may learn from his Bible to be a more thorough gentleman than if...

A man may learn from his Bible to be a more thorough gentleman than if...

Feelings are like chemicals, the more you analyze them the worse they smell.

Feelings are like chemicals, the more you analyze them the worse they smell.

Being forced to work, and forced to do your best, will breed in you temperance...

Being forced to work, and forced to do your best, will breed in you temperance...

Happiness is what happens to us when we try to make someone else happy.

Happiness is what happens to us when we try to make someone else happy.

There's no use doing a kindness if you do it a day too late.

There's no use doing a kindness if you do it a day too late.

Young blood must have its course, lad, and every dog its day.

Young blood must have its course, lad, and every dog its day.

Have thy tools ready. God will find thee work.

Have thy tools ready. God will find thee work.

We ought to reverence books; to look on them as useful and mighty things. If...

We ought to reverence books; to look on them as useful and mighty things. If...

A blessed thing it is for any man or woman to have a friend, one...

A blessed thing it is for any man or woman to have a friend, one...

The world goes up and the world goes down, the sunshine follows the rain; and...

The world goes up and the world goes down, the sunshine follows the rain; and...

Be good, sweet maid, and let who will be clever.

Be good, sweet maid, and let who will be clever.

Pain is no evil, unless it conquers us.

Pain is no evil, unless it conquers us.