From the age of fifteen, dogma has been the fundamental principle of my religion: I know no other religion; I cannot enter into the idea of any other sort of religion; religion, as a mere sentiment, is to me a…

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With the morn those angel faces smile Which I have loved long since and lost...

With the morn those angel faces smile Which I have loved long since and lost...

It is almost the definition of a gentleman to say that he is one who...

It is almost the definition of a gentleman to say that he is one who...

Growth is the only evidence of life.

Growth is the only evidence of life.

Virtue is its own reward, and brings with it the truest and highest pleasure; but...

Virtue is its own reward, and brings with it the truest and highest pleasure; but...

Nothing is more common than for men to think that because they are familiar with...

Nothing is more common than for men to think that because they are familiar with...

It is almost a definition of a gentleman to say that he is one who...

It is almost a definition of a gentleman to say that he is one who...

It is very difficult to get up resentment towards persons whom one has never seen.

It is very difficult to get up resentment towards persons whom one has never seen.

In this world, no one rules by love; if you are but amiable, you are...

In this world, no one rules by love; if you are but amiable, you are...

Men will die upon dogma but will not fall victim to a conclusion.

Men will die upon dogma but will not fall victim to a conclusion.

A great memory is never made synonymous with wisdom, any more than a dictionary would...

A great memory is never made synonymous with wisdom, any more than a dictionary would...

Nothing would be done at all if one waited until one could do it so...

Nothing would be done at all if one waited until one could do it so...

Fear not that thy life shall come to an end, but rather that it shall...

Fear not that thy life shall come to an end, but rather that it shall...

If we insist on being as sure as is conceivable... we must be content to...

If we insist on being as sure as is conceivable... we must be content to...

Ability is sexless.

Ability is sexless.

If we insist on being as sure as is conceivable... we must be content to...

If we insist on being as sure as is conceivable... we must be content to...

It is as absurd to argue men, as to torture them, into believing.

It is as absurd to argue men, as to torture them, into believing.

A man would do nothing if he waited until he could do it so well...

A man would do nothing if he waited until he could do it so well...

Ten thousand difficulties do not make one doubt.

Ten thousand difficulties do not make one doubt.

If we are intended for great ends, we are called to great hazards.

If we are intended for great ends, we are called to great hazards.

To live is to change, and to be perfect is to have changed often.

To live is to change, and to be perfect is to have changed often.