Going to the opera, like getting drunk, is a sin that carries its own punishment with it.

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Depart from discretion when it interferes with duty.

Depart from discretion when it interferes with duty.

Idleness among children, as among men, is the root of all evil, and leads to...

Idleness among children, as among men, is the root of all evil, and leads to...

Goals help you overcome short-term problems.

Goals help you overcome short-term problems.

Love never reasons, but profusely gives; it gives like a thoughtless prodigal its all, and...

Love never reasons, but profusely gives; it gives like a thoughtless prodigal its all, and...

Forgiveness is the economy of the heart... forgiveness saves the expense of anger, the cost...

Forgiveness is the economy of the heart... forgiveness saves the expense of anger, the cost...

The constant habit of perusing devout books is so indispensable, that it has been termed...

The constant habit of perusing devout books is so indispensable, that it has been termed...

The wretch who digs the mine for bread, or ploughs, that others may be fed,...

The wretch who digs the mine for bread, or ploughs, that others may be fed,...

Luxury! more perilous to youth than storms or quicksand, poverty or chains.

Luxury! more perilous to youth than storms or quicksand, poverty or chains.