Lose an hour in the morning, and you will spend all day looking for it.

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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...

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.

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...

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.

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

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

Manners are one of the greatest engines of influence ever given to man

Manners are one of the greatest engines of influence ever given to man

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...

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...

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;...

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;...

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...

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...

Preach not because you have to say something, but because you have something to say.

Preach not because you have to say something, but because you have something to say.

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...

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

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

As one may bring himself to believe almost anything he is inclined to believe, it...

As one may bring himself to believe almost anything he is inclined to believe, it...

Happiness is no laughing matter.

Happiness is no laughing matter.

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...

Manners are one of the greatest engines of influence ever given to man.

Manners are one of the greatest engines of influence ever given to man.

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...