It is very sad for a man to make himself servant to a single thing; his manhood all taken out of him by the hydraulic pressure of excessive business.

Quote by Theodore Parker

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Cities have always been the fireplaces of civilization, whence light and heat radiated out into...

Cities have always been the fireplaces of civilization, whence light and heat radiated out into...

The miser, starving his brother's body, starves also his own soul, and at death shall...

The miser, starving his brother's body, starves also his own soul, and at death shall...

[America is] a rebellious nation. Our whole history is treason; our blood was attained before...

[America is] a rebellious nation. Our whole history is treason; our blood was attained before...

Let others laugh when you sacrifice desire to duty, if they will. You have time...

Let others laugh when you sacrifice desire to duty, if they will. You have time...

The miser, starving his brother's body, starves also his own soul, and at death shall...

The miser, starving his brother's body, starves also his own soul, and at death shall...

Remorse is the pain of sin.

Remorse is the pain of sin.

The books that help you the most are those which make you think the most.

The books that help you the most are those which make you think the most.

The miser, starving his brother's body, starves also his own soul, and at death shall...

The miser, starving his brother's body, starves also his own soul, and at death shall...

No man is so great as mankind.

No man is so great as mankind.

As society advances the standard of poverty rises.

As society advances the standard of poverty rises.

Remorse is the pain of sin

Remorse is the pain of sin

Outward judgment often fails, inward judgment never.

Outward judgment often fails, inward judgment never.

Politics is the science of urgencies.

Politics is the science of urgencies.

Wealth and want equally harden the human heart.

Wealth and want equally harden the human heart.

Never violate the sacredness of your individual self-respect.

Never violate the sacredness of your individual self-respect.

Disappointment is often the salt of life

Disappointment is often the salt of life

America is a rebellious nation. Our whole history is treason; our blood was attained before...

America is a rebellious nation. Our whole history is treason; our blood was attained before...

No soul of high estate can take pleasure in slander. It betrays a weakness.

No soul of high estate can take pleasure in slander. It betrays a weakness.

Each pain makes you more strong, each betrayal more intelligent, every disappointment more skillful &...

Each pain makes you more strong, each betrayal more intelligent, every disappointment more skillful &...

In politics it is necessary either to betray one's country of the electorate. I prefer...

In politics it is necessary either to betray one's country of the electorate. I prefer...

No modern nation has ever constructed a foreign policy that was acceptable to its intellectuals

No modern nation has ever constructed a foreign policy that was acceptable to its intellectuals

I prefer credulity to skepticism and cynicism for there is more promise in almost anything...

I prefer credulity to skepticism and cynicism for there is more promise in almost anything...