He that is good, will infallibly become better, and he that is bad, will as certainly become worse; for vice, virtue and time are three things that never stand still.

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Nothing more completely baffles one who is full of trick and duplicity, than straightforward and...

Nothing more completely baffles one who is full of trick and duplicity, than straightforward and...

No man is wise enough, nor good enough, to be trusted with unlimited power

No man is wise enough, nor good enough, to be trusted with unlimited power

In all societies, it is advisable to associate if possible with the highest; not that...

In all societies, it is advisable to associate if possible with the highest; not that...

Knowledge is two-fold, and consists not only in an affirmation of what is true, but...

Knowledge is two-fold, and consists not only in an affirmation of what is true, but...

War kills men, and men deplore the loss; but war also crushes bad principles and...

War kills men, and men deplore the loss; but war also crushes bad principles and...

Imitation is the sincerest flattery

Imitation is the sincerest flattery

It is doubtful whether mankind are most indebted to those who like Bacon and Butler...

It is doubtful whether mankind are most indebted to those who like Bacon and Butler...

The three great apostles of practical atheism, that make converts without persecuting, and retain them...

The three great apostles of practical atheism, that make converts without persecuting, and retain them...

The consequences of things are not always proportionate to the apparent magnitude of those events...

The consequences of things are not always proportionate to the apparent magnitude of those events...

Suicide sometimes proceeds from cowardice, but not always; for cowardice sometimes prevents it; since as...

Suicide sometimes proceeds from cowardice, but not always; for cowardice sometimes prevents it; since as...

The study of mathematics, like the Nile, begins in minuteness but ends in magnificence.

The study of mathematics, like the Nile, begins in minuteness but ends in magnificence.

If a horse has four legs, and I'm riding it, I think I can win.

If a horse has four legs, and I'm riding it, I think I can win.

When millions applaud you seriously ask yourself what harm you have done; and when they...

When millions applaud you seriously ask yourself what harm you have done; and when they...

Doubt is the vestibule through which all must pass before they can enter into the...

Doubt is the vestibule through which all must pass before they can enter into the...

To know the pains of power, we must go to those who have it; to...

To know the pains of power, we must go to those who have it; to...

Times of great calamity and confusion have been productive for the greatest minds. The purest...

Times of great calamity and confusion have been productive for the greatest minds. The purest...

It is doubtful whether mankind are most indebted to those who like Bacon and Butler...

It is doubtful whether mankind are most indebted to those who like Bacon and Butler...

The excess of our youth are checks written against our age and they are payable...

The excess of our youth are checks written against our age and they are payable...

No matter where you go, always do your duty as you see it and know...

No matter where you go, always do your duty as you see it and know...

When you get to a certain age, there is no coming back.

When you get to a certain age, there is no coming back.

The political machine triumphs because it is a united minority acting against a divided majority.

The political machine triumphs because it is a united minority acting against a divided majority.