Let parents bequeath to their children not riches, but the spirit of reverence.

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I have hardly ever known a mathematician who was capable of reasoning.

I have hardly ever known a mathematician who was capable of reasoning.

They do certainly give very strange, and newfangled, names to diseases.

They do certainly give very strange, and newfangled, names to diseases.

A good decision is based on knowledge and not on numbers.

A good decision is based on knowledge and not on numbers.

Science is nothing but perception.

Science is nothing but perception.

The first and best victory is to conquer self; to be conquered by self is...

The first and best victory is to conquer self; to be conquered by self is...

Excess of liberty, whether it lies in state or individuals, seems only to pass into...

Excess of liberty, whether it lies in state or individuals, seems only to pass into...

Better a little which is well done, than a great deal imperfectly.

Better a little which is well done, than a great deal imperfectly.

Justice in the life and conduct of the State is possible only as first it...

Justice in the life and conduct of the State is possible only as first it...

The madness of love is the greatest of heaven's blessings.

The madness of love is the greatest of heaven's blessings.

The punishment which the wise suffer, who refuse to take part in government, is to...

The punishment which the wise suffer, who refuse to take part in government, is to...

Injustice is censured because the censures are afraid of suffering, and not from any fear...

Injustice is censured because the censures are afraid of suffering, and not from any fear...

Music is a moral law. It gives soul to the universe, wings to the mind,...

Music is a moral law. It gives soul to the universe, wings to the mind,...

We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark; the real tragedy...

We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark; the real tragedy...

Must not all things at the last be swallowed up in death?

Must not all things at the last be swallowed up in death?

Good people do not need laws to tell them to act responsibly, while bad people...

Good people do not need laws to tell them to act responsibly, while bad people...

One of the penalties for refusing to participate in politics is that you end up...

One of the penalties for refusing to participate in politics is that you end up...

I have good hope that there is something after death.

I have good hope that there is something after death.

There is no harm in repeating a good thing.

There is no harm in repeating a good thing.

Any man may easily do harm, but not every man can do good to another.

Any man may easily do harm, but not every man can do good to another.

This City is what it is because our citizens are what they are.

This City is what it is because our citizens are what they are.