I never read the life of any important person without discovering that he knew more and could do more than I could ever hope to know or do in half a dozen lifetimes.

Quote by Joseph Priestley

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Every man, when he comes to be sensible of his natural rights, and to feel...

Every man, when he comes to be sensible of his natural rights, and to feel...

The more elaborate our means of communication, the less we communicate.

The more elaborate our means of communication, the less we communicate.

Living in an age of advertisement, we are perpetually disillusioned. The perfect life is spread...

Living in an age of advertisement, we are perpetually disillusioned. The perfect life is spread...

Living in an age of advertisement, we are perpetually disillusioned. The perfect life is spread...

Living in an age of advertisement, we are perpetually disillusioned. The perfect life is spread...

Could we have entered into the mind of Sir Isaac Newton, and have traced all...

Could we have entered into the mind of Sir Isaac Newton, and have traced all...

It is no use speaking in soft, gentle tones if everyone else is shouting.

It is no use speaking in soft, gentle tones if everyone else is shouting.

What I have known with respect to myself, has tended much to lessen both my...

What I have known with respect to myself, has tended much to lessen both my...

Marriage is like paying an endless visit in your worst clothes.

Marriage is like paying an endless visit in your worst clothes.

The greater part of critics are parasites, who, if nothing had been written, would find...

The greater part of critics are parasites, who, if nothing had been written, would find...

As we read the school reports on our children, we realize a sense of relief...

As we read the school reports on our children, we realize a sense of relief...

Will is nothing more than a particular case of the general doctrine of association of...

Will is nothing more than a particular case of the general doctrine of association of...

Like its politicians and its war, society has the teenagers it deserves

Like its politicians and its war, society has the teenagers it deserves

The greater part of critics are parasites, who, if nothing had been written, would find...

The greater part of critics are parasites, who, if nothing had been written, would find...

We pay when old for the excesses of youth.

We pay when old for the excesses of youth.

Like its politicians and its war, society has the teenagers it deserves.

Like its politicians and its war, society has the teenagers it deserves.

Living in an age of advertisement, we are perpetually disillusioned. The perfect life is spread...

Living in an age of advertisement, we are perpetually disillusioned. The perfect life is spread...

The mystery of writing advertisements consists mainly in saying in a few plain words exactly...

The mystery of writing advertisements consists mainly in saying in a few plain words exactly...

Religious advertising is undergoing a dramatic conversion.

Religious advertising is undergoing a dramatic conversion.

There is no advertisement as powerful as a positive reputation traveling fast.

There is no advertisement as powerful as a positive reputation traveling fast.

Political advertising ought to be stopped. It's the only really dishonest kind of advertising that's...

Political advertising ought to be stopped. It's the only really dishonest kind of advertising that's...

We live in an age when to be young and to be indifferent can be...

We live in an age when to be young and to be indifferent can be...

You must live with people to know their problems, and live with God in order...

You must live with people to know their problems, and live with God in order...