It is doubtful whether mankind are most indebted to those who like Bacon and Butler dig the gold from the mine of literature, or to those who, like Paley, purify it, stamp it, fix its real value, and give it…

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War is a game in which princes seldom win, the people never

War is a game in which princes seldom win, the people never

The drafts which true genius draws upon posterity, although they may not always be honored...

The drafts which true genius draws upon posterity, although they may not always be honored...

The three great apostles of practical atheism, that make converts without persecuting, and retain them...

The three great apostles of practical atheism, that make converts without persecuting, and retain them...

Wealth after all is a relative thing since he that has little and wants less...

Wealth after all is a relative thing since he that has little and wants less...

The excess of our youth are checks written against our age and they are payable...

The excess of our youth are checks written against our age and they are payable...

The two most precious things this side of the grave are our reputation and our...

The two most precious things this side of the grave are our reputation and our...

The excess of our youth are checks written against our age and they are payable...

The excess of our youth are checks written against our age and they are payable...

The rich are more envied by those who have a little, than by those who...

The rich are more envied by those who have a little, than by those who...

When millions applaud you seriously ask yourself what harm you have done; and when they...

When millions applaud you seriously ask yourself what harm you have done; and when they...

None are so fond of secrets as those who do not mean to keep them;...

None are so fond of secrets as those who do not mean to keep them;...

We own almost all our knowledge not to those who have agreed but to those...

We own almost all our knowledge not to those who have agreed but to those...

True contentment depends not upon what we have; a tub was large enough for Diogenes,...

True contentment depends not upon what we have; a tub was large enough for Diogenes,...

Contemporaries appreciate the person rather than their merit, posterity will regard the merit rather than...

Contemporaries appreciate the person rather than their merit, posterity will regard the merit rather than...

The family is the most basic unit of government. As the first community to which...

The family is the most basic unit of government. As the first community to which...

Physical courage, which despises all danger, will make a man brave in one way; and...

Physical courage, which despises all danger, will make a man brave in one way; and...

We owe almost all our knowledge not to those who have agreed, but to those...

We owe almost all our knowledge not to those who have agreed, but to those...

To dare to live alone is the rarest courage; since there are many who had...

To dare to live alone is the rarest courage; since there are many who had...

When you have nothing to say, say nothing.

When you have nothing to say, say nothing.

Patience is the support of weakness; impatience the ruin of strength.

Patience is the support of weakness; impatience the ruin of strength.

None are so fond of secrets as those who do not mean to keep them.

None are so fond of secrets as those who do not mean to keep them.