Grace is in garments, in movements, in manners; beauty in the nude, and in forms. This is true of bodies; but when we speak of feelings, beauty is in their spirituality, and grace in their moderation.

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Be charitable and indulgent to everyone but thyself.

Be charitable and indulgent to everyone but thyself.

Only choose in marriage a woman whom you would choose as a friend if she...

Only choose in marriage a woman whom you would choose as a friend if she...

A part of kindness consists in loving people more than they deserve.

A part of kindness consists in loving people more than they deserve.

Logic works, metaphysics contemplates.

Logic works, metaphysics contemplates.

You will not find poetry anywhere unless you bring some of it with you.

You will not find poetry anywhere unless you bring some of it with you.

Children need models rather than critics.

Children need models rather than critics.

You will not find poetry anywhere unless you bring some of it with you.

You will not find poetry anywhere unless you bring some of it with you.

The mind conceives with pain, but it brings forth with delight.

The mind conceives with pain, but it brings forth with delight.

Politeness is the flower of humanity.

Politeness is the flower of humanity.

Misery is almost always the result of thinking.

Misery is almost always the result of thinking.

Ask the young. They know everything.

Ask the young. They know everything.

To teach is to learn twice.

To teach is to learn twice.

Misery is almost always the result of thinking.

Misery is almost always the result of thinking.

Words, like glass, obscure when they do not aid vision.

Words, like glass, obscure when they do not aid vision.

Genius begins great works; labor alone finishes them.

Genius begins great works; labor alone finishes them.

The direction of the mind is more important than its progress.

The direction of the mind is more important than its progress.

Superstition is the only religion of which base souls are capable

Superstition is the only religion of which base souls are capable

A Flatterer is a man that tells you your opinion and not his own

A Flatterer is a man that tells you your opinion and not his own

It is my indignant opinion that 90 percent of the moving pictures exhibited in America...

It is my indignant opinion that 90 percent of the moving pictures exhibited in America...

Some 'advanced thinkers' are of the opinion that anyone who differs from the conventional opinion...

Some 'advanced thinkers' are of the opinion that anyone who differs from the conventional opinion...