In solitude the mind gains strength and learns to lean upon itself.

Quote by Laurence Sterne

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Courtship consists in a number of quiet attentions, not so pointed as to alarm, nor...

Courtship consists in a number of quiet attentions, not so pointed as to alarm, nor...

You can always tell a real friend; when you've made a fool of yourself, he...

You can always tell a real friend; when you've made a fool of yourself, he...

Sciences may be learned by rote, but wisdom not.

Sciences may be learned by rote, but wisdom not.

I wish either my father or my mother, or indeed both of them, as they...

I wish either my father or my mother, or indeed both of them, as they...

What is the life of man! Is it not to shift from side to side?...

What is the life of man! Is it not to shift from side to side?...

Writing, when properly managed, (as you may be sure I think mine is) is but...

Writing, when properly managed, (as you may be sure I think mine is) is but...

An actor should be able to create the universe in the palm of his hand.

An actor should be able to create the universe in the palm of his hand.

But this is neither here nor there why do I mention it? Ask my pen,...

But this is neither here nor there why do I mention it? Ask my pen,...

Our passion and principals are constantly in a frenzy, but begin to shift and waver,...

Our passion and principals are constantly in a frenzy, but begin to shift and waver,...

Alas! if the principles of contentment are not within us, the height of station and...

Alas! if the principles of contentment are not within us, the height of station and...

For every ten jokes, thou hast got a hundred enemies

For every ten jokes, thou hast got a hundred enemies

When a man is discontented with himself, it has one advantage - that it puts...

When a man is discontented with himself, it has one advantage - that it puts...

Writing, when properly managed, (as you may be sure I think mine is) is but...

Writing, when properly managed, (as you may be sure I think mine is) is but...

Titles of honor are like the impressions on coins, which add no value to gold...

Titles of honor are like the impressions on coins, which add no value to gold...

When the heart flies out before the understanding, it saves the judgment a world of...

When the heart flies out before the understanding, it saves the judgment a world of...

A dwarf who brings a standard along with him to measure his own size, take...

A dwarf who brings a standard along with him to measure his own size, take...

Pain and pleasure, like light and darkness, succeed each other.

Pain and pleasure, like light and darkness, succeed each other.

People who overly take care of their health are like misers. They hoard up a...

People who overly take care of their health are like misers. They hoard up a...

Keyholes are the occasions of more sin and wickedness, than all other holes in this...

Keyholes are the occasions of more sin and wickedness, than all other holes in this...

God tempers the wind to the shorn lamb.

God tempers the wind to the shorn lamb.