It is chiefly through books that we enjoy intercourse with superior minds. In the best books, great men talk to us, give us their most precious thoughts, and pour their souls into ours.

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It is far more important to me to preserve an unblemished conscience than to compass...

It is far more important to me to preserve an unblemished conscience than to compass...

The world is governed by opinion.

The world is governed by opinion.

Every man is a volume if you know how to read him.

Every man is a volume if you know how to read him.

Undoubtedly a man is to labor to better his condition, but first to better himself.

Undoubtedly a man is to labor to better his condition, but first to better himself.

Difficulties are meant to rouse, not discourage. The human spirit is to grow strong by...

Difficulties are meant to rouse, not discourage. The human spirit is to grow strong by...

The best books for a man are not always those which the wise recommend, but...

The best books for a man are not always those which the wise recommend, but...

Do anything rather than give yourself to reverie.

Do anything rather than give yourself to reverie.

All noble enthusiasms pass through a feverish stage, and grow wiser and more serene.

All noble enthusiasms pass through a feverish stage, and grow wiser and more serene.

The office of government is not to confer happiness, but to give men the opportunity...

The office of government is not to confer happiness, but to give men the opportunity...

Nothing which has entered into our experience is ever lost.

Nothing which has entered into our experience is ever lost.

Grandeur of character lies wholly in force of soul, that is, in the force of...

Grandeur of character lies wholly in force of soul, that is, in the force of...

Undoubtedly a man is to labor to better his condition, but first to better himself

Undoubtedly a man is to labor to better his condition, but first to better himself

To live content with small means; to seek elegance rather than luxury, and refinement rather...

To live content with small means; to seek elegance rather than luxury, and refinement rather...

Every human being is intended to have a character of his own; to be what...

Every human being is intended to have a character of his own; to be what...

To be prosperous is not to be superior, and should form no barrier between men....

To be prosperous is not to be superior, and should form no barrier between men....

True love is the parent of humility

True love is the parent of humility

The mind, in proportion as it is cut off from free communication with nature, with...

The mind, in proportion as it is cut off from free communication with nature, with...

We smile at the ignorance of the savage who cuts down the tree in order...

We smile at the ignorance of the savage who cuts down the tree in order...

The reveries of youth, in which so much energy is wasted, are the yearnings of...

The reveries of youth, in which so much energy is wasted, are the yearnings of...

No power in society, no hardship in your condition can depress you, keep you down,...

No power in society, no hardship in your condition can depress you, keep you down,...