He who sleeps in continual noise is wakened by silence.

Quote by William Dean Howells

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Inequality is as dear to the American heart as liberty itself

Inequality is as dear to the American heart as liberty itself

It is the still, small voice that the soul heeds, not the deafening blasts of...

It is the still, small voice that the soul heeds, not the deafening blasts of...

The book which you read from a sense of duty, or because for any reason...

The book which you read from a sense of duty, or because for any reason...

You'll find as you grow older that you weren't born such a great while ago...

You'll find as you grow older that you weren't born such a great while ago...

If we like a man's dream, we call him a reformer; if we don't like...

If we like a man's dream, we call him a reformer; if we don't like...

The secret of the man who is universally interesting is that he is universally interested.

The secret of the man who is universally interesting is that he is universally interested.

How is it the great pieces of good luck fall to us?

How is it the great pieces of good luck fall to us?

Is it worth while to observe that there are no Venetian blinds in Venice?

Is it worth while to observe that there are no Venetian blinds in Venice?

There will presently be no room in the world for things; it will be filled...

There will presently be no room in the world for things; it will be filled...

Wisdom and goodness are twin-born, one heart must hold both sisters, never seen apart.

Wisdom and goodness are twin-born, one heart must hold both sisters, never seen apart.

A man never sees all that his mother has been to him until it's too...

A man never sees all that his mother has been to him until it's too...

There will presently be no room in the world for things; it will be filled...

There will presently be no room in the world for things; it will be filled...

Wisdom and goodness are twin-born, one heart must hold both sisters, never seen apart.

Wisdom and goodness are twin-born, one heart must hold both sisters, never seen apart.

Primitive societies without religion have never been found.

Primitive societies without religion have never been found.

Inequality is as dear to the American heart as liberty itself.

Inequality is as dear to the American heart as liberty itself.

I know, indeed, of nothing more subtle satisfying and cheering than a knowledge of the...

I know, indeed, of nothing more subtle satisfying and cheering than a knowledge of the...

What the American public wants in the theater is a tragedy with a happy ending.

What the American public wants in the theater is a tragedy with a happy ending.

The conqueror is regarded with awe; the wise man commands our respect; but it is...

The conqueror is regarded with awe; the wise man commands our respect; but it is...

Alas few socialists are either benevolent enough to work hard at these occupations out of...

Alas few socialists are either benevolent enough to work hard at these occupations out of...

We both can be the most beautiful and benevolent creatures on the planet, but then...

We both can be the most beautiful and benevolent creatures on the planet, but then...