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

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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...

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...

He only is exempt from failures who makes no efforts.

He only is exempt from failures who makes no efforts.

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...

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...

It is folly to expect men to do all that they may reasonably be expected...

It is folly to expect men to do all that they may reasonably be expected...

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...

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;...

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.

Happiness is no laughing matter

Happiness is no laughing matter

Happiness is no laughing matter.

Happiness is no laughing matter.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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.

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

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

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...