It is the neglect of timely repair that makes rebuilding necessary.

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To follow imperfect, uncertain, or corrupted traditions, in order to avoid erring in our own...

To follow imperfect, uncertain, or corrupted traditions, in order to avoid erring in our own...

In our judgment of human transactions, the law of optics is reversed; we see the...

In our judgment of human transactions, the law of optics is reversed; we see the...

All men wish to have truth on their side; but few to be on the...

All men wish to have truth on their side; but few to be on the...

Curiosity is as much the parent of attention, as attention is of memory.

Curiosity is as much the parent of attention, as attention is of memory.

It is generally true that all that is required to make men unmindful of what...

It is generally true that all that is required to make men unmindful of what...

Everyone wishes to have truth on his side, but not everyone wishes to be on...

Everyone wishes to have truth on his side, but not everyone wishes to be on...

The happiest lot for a man, as far as birth is concerned, is that it...

The happiest lot for a man, as far as birth is concerned, is that it...

Curiosity is as much the parent of attention, as attention is of memory.

Curiosity is as much the parent of attention, as attention is of memory.

Unless people can be kept in the dark, it is best for those who love...

Unless people can be kept in the dark, it is best for those who love...

To be always thinking about your manners is not the way to make them good;...

To be always thinking about your manners is not the way to make them good;...

A man is called selfish not for pursuing his own good, but for neglecting his...

A man is called selfish not for pursuing his own good, but for neglecting his...

Men are like sheep, of which a flock is more easily driven than a single...

Men are like sheep, of which a flock is more easily driven than a single...

Not in books only, nor yet in oral discourse, but often also in words there...

Not in books only, nor yet in oral discourse, but often also in words there...

Never argue at the dinner table, for the one who is not hungry always gets...

Never argue at the dinner table, for the one who is not hungry always gets...

Happiness is no laughing matter.

Happiness is no laughing matter.

Honesty is the best policy; but he who is governed by that maxim is not...

Honesty is the best policy; but he who is governed by that maxim is not...

To be always thinking about your manners is not the way to make them good;...

To be always thinking about your manners is not the way to make them good;...

There is a soul of truth in error; there is a soul of good in...

There is a soul of truth in error; there is a soul of good in...

A man who gives his children habits of industry provides for them better than by...

A man who gives his children habits of industry provides for them better than by...

To know your ruling passion, examine your castles in the air.

To know your ruling passion, examine your castles in the air.