I think a man's duty is to find out where the truth is, or if he cannot, at least to take the best possible human doctrine and the hardest to disprove, and to ride on this like a raft over…

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Necessity, who is the mother of invention.

Necessity, who is the mother of invention.

Human behavior flows from three main sources: desire, emotion, and knowledge.

Human behavior flows from three main sources: desire, emotion, and knowledge.

Music is a moral law. It gives soul to the universe, wings to the mind,...

Music is a moral law. It gives soul to the universe, wings to the mind,...

I think a man's duty is to find out where the truth is, or if...

I think a man's duty is to find out where the truth is, or if...

By education I mean that training in excellence from youth upward which makes a man...

By education I mean that training in excellence from youth upward which makes a man...

I would fain grow old learning many things.

I would fain grow old learning many things.

The beginning is the most important part of the work.

The beginning is the most important part of the work.

Must not all things at the last be swallowed up in death?

Must not all things at the last be swallowed up in death?

The good is the beautiful.

The good is the beautiful.

The eyes of the soul of the multitudes are unable to endure the vision of...

The eyes of the soul of the multitudes are unable to endure the vision of...

Time on its back bears all things far away - Full many a challenge is...

Time on its back bears all things far away - Full many a challenge is...

One of the penalties for refusing to participate in politics is that you end up...

One of the penalties for refusing to participate in politics is that you end up...

Pleasure is the greatest incentive to evil.

Pleasure is the greatest incentive to evil.

Of all the animals, the boy is the most unmanageable.

Of all the animals, the boy is the most unmanageable.

She that fails to command her thoughts will soon lose command of her actions

She that fails to command her thoughts will soon lose command of her actions

Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a harder battle.

Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a harder battle.

Books are immortal sons deifying their sires

Books are immortal sons deifying their sires

He who is of calm and happy nature will hardly feel the pressure of age,...

He who is of calm and happy nature will hardly feel the pressure of age,...

Age, like distance, lends a double charm.

Age, like distance, lends a double charm.

Death comes not to the living soul, nor age to the loving heart.

Death comes not to the living soul, nor age to the loving heart.

Ooooh Miss Laaaady...

Ooooh Miss Laaaady...