For as the eyes of bats are to the blaze of day, so is the reason in our soul to the things which are by nature most evident of all.

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You will never do anything in this world without courage. It is the greatest quality...

You will never do anything in this world without courage. It is the greatest quality...

Wicked men obey out of fear; good men, out of love.

Wicked men obey out of fear; good men, out of love.

Strange that the vanity which accompanies beauty - excusable, perhaps, when there is such great...

Strange that the vanity which accompanies beauty - excusable, perhaps, when there is such great...

It is unbecoming for young men to utter maxims.

It is unbecoming for young men to utter maxims.

Educating the mind without educating the heart is no education at all

Educating the mind without educating the heart is no education at all

Happiness is activity.

Happiness is activity.

A little kingdom I possess, where thoughts and feelings dwell; And very hard the task...

A little kingdom I possess, where thoughts and feelings dwell; And very hard the task...

Change in all things is sweet.

Change in all things is sweet.

Different men seek after happiness in different ways and by different means, and so make...

Different men seek after happiness in different ways and by different means, and so make...

Poetry is finer and more philosophical than history; for poetry expresses the universal, and history...

Poetry is finer and more philosophical than history; for poetry expresses the universal, and history...

Both oligarch and tyrant mistrust the people, and therefore deprive them of their arms.

Both oligarch and tyrant mistrust the people, and therefore deprive them of their arms.

Piety requires us to honor truth above our friends.

Piety requires us to honor truth above our friends.

Politicians also have no leisure, because they are always aiming at something beyond political life...

Politicians also have no leisure, because they are always aiming at something beyond political life...

What is a friend? A single soul dwelling in two bodies

What is a friend? A single soul dwelling in two bodies

Perfect friendship is the friendship of men who are good, and alike in excellence; for...

Perfect friendship is the friendship of men who are good, and alike in excellence; for...

Poetry is finer and more philosophical than history; for poetry expresses the universal, and history...

Poetry is finer and more philosophical than history; for poetry expresses the universal, and history...

The goal of war is peace, of business, leisure

The goal of war is peace, of business, leisure

Hope is the dream of the waking man.

Hope is the dream of the waking man.

Among the virtues and vices that make up the British character, we have one vice,...

Among the virtues and vices that make up the British character, we have one vice,...

Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans

Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans

Blessed are they who have the gift of making friends, for it is one of...

Blessed are they who have the gift of making friends, for it is one of...