In every phenomenon the beginning remains always the most notable moment.

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Wonder is the basis of worship

Wonder is the basis of worship

No sadder proof can be given by a man of his own littleness than disbelief...

No sadder proof can be given by a man of his own littleness than disbelief...

The merit of originality is not novelty; it is sincerity.

The merit of originality is not novelty; it is sincerity.

What we might call, by way of eminence, the Dismal Science

What we might call, by way of eminence, the Dismal Science

It is a vain hope to make people happy by politics.

It is a vain hope to make people happy by politics.

The block of granite which was an obstacle in the pathway of the weak becomes...

The block of granite which was an obstacle in the pathway of the weak becomes...

Democracy is, by the nature of it, a self-cancelling business: and gives in the long...

Democracy is, by the nature of it, a self-cancelling business: and gives in the long...

As a first approximation, I define belief not as the object of believing (a dogma,...

As a first approximation, I define belief not as the object of believing (a dogma,...

Nothing is more terrible than activity without insight.

Nothing is more terrible than activity without insight.

I've got a great ambition to die of exhaustion rather than boredom.

I've got a great ambition to die of exhaustion rather than boredom.

Culture is the process by which a person becomes all that they were created capable...

Culture is the process by which a person becomes all that they were created capable...

Silence is as deep as eternity, speech a shallow as time.

Silence is as deep as eternity, speech a shallow as time.

Under all speech that is good for anything there lies a silence that is better....

Under all speech that is good for anything there lies a silence that is better....

Teach a parrot the terms supply and demand and you've got an economist.

Teach a parrot the terms supply and demand and you've got an economist.

The glory of a workman, still more of a master-workman, that he does his work...

The glory of a workman, still more of a master-workman, that he does his work...

The mystical bond of brotherhood makes all men brothers

The mystical bond of brotherhood makes all men brothers

Music is well said to be the speech of angels.

Music is well said to be the speech of angels.

Do the duty which lies nearest to you, the second duty will then become clearer.

Do the duty which lies nearest to you, the second duty will then become clearer.

The three great elements of modern civilization, Gun powder, Printing, and the Protestant religion.

The three great elements of modern civilization, Gun powder, Printing, and the Protestant religion.

The true university of these days is a collection of books.

The true university of these days is a collection of books.