I don't like these cold, precise, perfect people, who, in order not to speak wrong, never speak at all, and in order not to do wrong, never do anything.

Quote by Henry Ward Beecher

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There are three schoolmasters for everybody that will employ them - the senses, intelligent companions,...

There are three schoolmasters for everybody that will employ them - the senses, intelligent companions,...

Work is not the curse, but drudgery is.

Work is not the curse, but drudgery is.

Gambling with cards or dice or stocks is all one thing. It's getting money without...

Gambling with cards or dice or stocks is all one thing. It's getting money without...

A proud man is seldom a grateful man, for he never thinks he gets as...

A proud man is seldom a grateful man, for he never thinks he gets as...

In this world, full often, our joys are only the tender shadows which our sorrows...

In this world, full often, our joys are only the tender shadows which our sorrows...

The dog is the god of frolic.

The dog is the god of frolic.

Good-humor makes all things tolerable

Good-humor makes all things tolerable

Where is human nature so weak as in the bookstore?

Where is human nature so weak as in the bookstore?

Clothes and manners do not make the man; but, when he is made, they greatly...

Clothes and manners do not make the man; but, when he is made, they greatly...

Giving The best thing to give to your enemy is forgiveness; to an opponent, tolerance;...

Giving The best thing to give to your enemy is forgiveness; to an opponent, tolerance;...

Next to ingratitude the most painful thing to bear is gratitude.

Next to ingratitude the most painful thing to bear is gratitude.

No man is sane who does not know how to be insane on proper occasions.

No man is sane who does not know how to be insane on proper occasions.

Doctrine is nothing but the skin of truth set up and stuffed.

Doctrine is nothing but the skin of truth set up and stuffed.

No man is sane who does not know how to be insane on the proper...

No man is sane who does not know how to be insane on the proper...

Riches without law are more dangerous than is poverty without law

Riches without law are more dangerous than is poverty without law

The unthankful heart...discovers no mercies; but let the thankful heart sweep through the day and,...

The unthankful heart...discovers no mercies; but let the thankful heart sweep through the day and,...

A noble man compares and estimates himself by an idea which is higher than himself;...

A noble man compares and estimates himself by an idea which is higher than himself;...

The moment an ill can be patiently handled, it is disarmed of its poison, though...

The moment an ill can be patiently handled, it is disarmed of its poison, though...

Every man should keep a fair-sized cemetery in which to bury the faults of his...

Every man should keep a fair-sized cemetery in which to bury the faults of his...

The advertisements in a newspaper are more full knowledge in respect to what is going...

The advertisements in a newspaper are more full knowledge in respect to what is going...