Hope has a good memory, gratitude a bad one.

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To equal a predecessor, one must have twice they worth.

To equal a predecessor, one must have twice they worth.

True friendship multiplies the good in life and divides its evils. Strive to have friends,...

True friendship multiplies the good in life and divides its evils. Strive to have friends,...

At twenty a man is a peacock, at thirty a lion, at forty a camel,...

At twenty a man is a peacock, at thirty a lion, at forty a camel,...

Evil report carries further than any applause

Evil report carries further than any applause

Respect yourself if you would have others respect you.

Respect yourself if you would have others respect you.

The wise does at once what the fool does at last.

The wise does at once what the fool does at last.

Aspire rather to be a hero than merely appear one.

Aspire rather to be a hero than merely appear one.

He that has satisfied his thirst turns his back on the well.

He that has satisfied his thirst turns his back on the well.

Fortunate people often have very favorable beginnings and very tragic endings. What matters isn't being...

Fortunate people often have very favorable beginnings and very tragic endings. What matters isn't being...

It is better to sleep on things beforehand than lie awake about them afterwards.

It is better to sleep on things beforehand than lie awake about them afterwards.

He that communicates his secret to another makes himself that other's slave.

He that communicates his secret to another makes himself that other's slave.

Be content to act, and leave the talking to others.

Be content to act, and leave the talking to others.

A beautiful woman should break her mirror early.

A beautiful woman should break her mirror early.

Fortune pays you sometimes for the intensity of her favors by the shortness of their...

Fortune pays you sometimes for the intensity of her favors by the shortness of their...

The things we remember best are those better forgotten.

The things we remember best are those better forgotten.

True knowledge lies in knowing how to live.

True knowledge lies in knowing how to live.

Advice is sometimes transmitted more successfully through a joke than grave teaching.

Advice is sometimes transmitted more successfully through a joke than grave teaching.

Don't take the wrong side of an argument just because your opponent has taken the...

Don't take the wrong side of an argument just because your opponent has taken the...

There's a lot more power in calm than in vituperation.

There's a lot more power in calm than in vituperation.

How a society channels male aggression is one of the greatest questions as to whether...

How a society channels male aggression is one of the greatest questions as to whether...

As Congress continues to debate ways to address illegal immigration, we must remember the many...

As Congress continues to debate ways to address illegal immigration, we must remember the many...