Love and fear. Everything the father of a family says must inspire one or the other.

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Misery is almost always the result of thinking.

Misery is almost always the result of thinking.

We must respect the past, and mistrust the present, if we wish to provide for...

We must respect the past, and mistrust the present, if we wish to provide for...

Choose in marriage only a woman whom you would choose as a friend if she...

Choose in marriage only a woman whom you would choose as a friend if she...

Without the spiritual world the material world is a disheartening enigma.

Without the spiritual world the material world is a disheartening enigma.

Justice is the truth in action.

Justice is the truth in action.

Superstition is the only religion of which base souls are capable

Superstition is the only religion of which base souls are capable

A part of kindness consists in loving people more than they deserve.

A part of kindness consists in loving people more than they deserve.

Space is the stature of God.

Space is the stature of God.

Pleasures are always children, pains always have wrinkles.

Pleasures are always children, pains always have wrinkles.

How many people make themselves abstract to appear profound. The most useful part of abstract...

How many people make themselves abstract to appear profound. The most useful part of abstract...

Imagination is the eye of the soul.

Imagination is the eye of the soul.

Tenderness is the repose of Passion

Tenderness is the repose of Passion

The best remedy for a short temper is a long walk.

The best remedy for a short temper is a long walk.

We may convince others by our arguments; but we can only persuade them by their...

We may convince others by our arguments; but we can only persuade them by their...

Children need models rather than critics.

Children need models rather than critics.

To teach is to learn twice.

To teach is to learn twice.

Time and truth are friends, though there are many moments hostile to truth

Time and truth are friends, though there are many moments hostile to truth

He who has imagination without learning has wings but no feet.

He who has imagination without learning has wings but no feet.

Liberty: One of Imagination's most precious possessions.

Liberty: One of Imagination's most precious possessions.

What an enormous magnifier is tradition! How a thing grows in the human memory and...

What an enormous magnifier is tradition! How a thing grows in the human memory and...