In plain words, Chaos was the law of nature Order was the dream of man.

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One friend in a lifetime is much, two are many, three are hardly possible. Friendship...

One friend in a lifetime is much, two are many, three are hardly possible. Friendship...

A teacher affects eternity he can never tell, where his influence stops.

A teacher affects eternity he can never tell, where his influence stops.

At best, the renewal of broken relations is a nervous matter.

At best, the renewal of broken relations is a nervous matter.

No man means all he says, and yet very few say all they mean, for...

No man means all he says, and yet very few say all they mean, for...

The progress of evolution from President Washington to President Grant was alone evidence to upset...

The progress of evolution from President Washington to President Grant was alone evidence to upset...

Power when wielded by abnormal energy is the most serious of facts.

Power when wielded by abnormal energy is the most serious of facts.

Morality is a private and costly luxury.

Morality is a private and costly luxury.

Young men have a passion for regarding their elders as senile.

Young men have a passion for regarding their elders as senile.

American society is a sort of flat, fresh-water pond which absorbs silently, without reaction, anything...

American society is a sort of flat, fresh-water pond which absorbs silently, without reaction, anything...

Friends are born, not made.

Friends are born, not made.

Philosophy: Unintelligible answers to insoluble problems.

Philosophy: Unintelligible answers to insoluble problems.

The proper study of mankind is woman.

The proper study of mankind is woman.

Only on the edge of the grave can man conclude anything.

Only on the edge of the grave can man conclude anything.

Chaos often breeds life, when order breeds habit.

Chaos often breeds life, when order breeds habit.

The press is the hired agent of a monied system, and set up for no...

The press is the hired agent of a monied system, and set up for no...

No man likes to have his intelligence or good faith questioned, especially if he has...

No man likes to have his intelligence or good faith questioned, especially if he has...

He too serves a certain purpose who only stands and cheers.

He too serves a certain purpose who only stands and cheers.

Everyone carries his own inch rule of taste, and amuse himself by applying it, triumphantly,...

Everyone carries his own inch rule of taste, and amuse himself by applying it, triumphantly,...

Accident counts for as much in companionship as in marriage.

Accident counts for as much in companionship as in marriage.

Knowledge of human nature is the beginning and end of political education.

Knowledge of human nature is the beginning and end of political education.