It is not observed in history that families improve with time.

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Happiness lies, first of all, in health

Happiness lies, first of all, in health

Romance like a ghost escapes touching; it is always where you are not, not where...

Romance like a ghost escapes touching; it is always where you are not, not where...

It is not the ship so much as the skillful sailing that assures the prosperous...

It is not the ship so much as the skillful sailing that assures the prosperous...

Our common liberty is consecrated by a common sorrow.

Our common liberty is consecrated by a common sorrow.

Age is a matter of feeling, not of years.

Age is a matter of feeling, not of years.

A man's country is not a certain area of land, of mountains, rivers, and woods,...

A man's country is not a certain area of land, of mountains, rivers, and woods,...

Imagination is as good as many voyages - and how much cheaper!

Imagination is as good as many voyages - and how much cheaper!

Anger is an expensive luxury in which only men of certain income can indulge.

Anger is an expensive luxury in which only men of certain income can indulge.

A man's country is not a certain area of land, of mountains, rivers, and woods,...

A man's country is not a certain area of land, of mountains, rivers, and woods,...

While we read history we make history.

While we read history we make history.

The test of civilization is the estimate of woman. Among savages she is a slave....

The test of civilization is the estimate of woman. Among savages she is a slave....

The new year begins in a snow-storm of white vows.

The new year begins in a snow-storm of white vows.

The big mistake that men make is that when they turn thirteen or fourteen and...

The big mistake that men make is that when they turn thirteen or fourteen and...

He is so old that his blood type was discontinued.

He is so old that his blood type was discontinued.

Happiness lies first of all in health.

Happiness lies first of all in health.

The fragrance always stays in the hand that gives the rose.

The fragrance always stays in the hand that gives the rose.

Reputation is favorable notoriety as distinguished from fame, which is permanent approval of great deeds...

Reputation is favorable notoriety as distinguished from fame, which is permanent approval of great deeds...

I don't even call it violence when it's in self defense; I call it intelligence.

I don't even call it violence when it's in self defense; I call it intelligence.

Look for intelligence and judgment and, most critically, a capacity to anticipate, to see around...

Look for intelligence and judgment and, most critically, a capacity to anticipate, to see around...

What a distressing contrast there is between the radiant intelligence of the child and the...

What a distressing contrast there is between the radiant intelligence of the child and the...