Master books, but do not let them master you. Read to live, not live to read.

Quote by Robert Bulwer-Lytton

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What is past is past, there is a future left to all men, who have...

What is past is past, there is a future left to all men, who have...

The best teacher is the one who suggests rather than dogmatizes, and inspires his listener...

The best teacher is the one who suggests rather than dogmatizes, and inspires his listener...

Be it jewel or toy, not the prize gives the joy, but the striving to...

Be it jewel or toy, not the prize gives the joy, but the striving to...

How many of us have been attracted to reason; first learned to think, to draw...

How many of us have been attracted to reason; first learned to think, to draw...

One of the surest evidences of friendship that one individual can display to another is...

One of the surest evidences of friendship that one individual can display to another is...

You believe that easily which you hope for earnestly.

You believe that easily which you hope for earnestly.

When a person is down in the world, an ounce of help is better than...

When a person is down in the world, an ounce of help is better than...

In life, as in art, the beautiful moves in curves.

In life, as in art, the beautiful moves in curves.

Refuse to be ill. Never tell people you are ill; never own it to yourself....

Refuse to be ill. Never tell people you are ill; never own it to yourself....

Art and science have their meeting point in method.

Art and science have their meeting point in method.

O be very sure That no man will learn anything at all, Unless he first...

O be very sure That no man will learn anything at all, Unless he first...

All that's bright must fade, The brightest still the fleetest; All that's sweet was made...

All that's bright must fade, The brightest still the fleetest; All that's sweet was made...

If you wish to be loved, show more of your faults than your virtues.

If you wish to be loved, show more of your faults than your virtues.

Beneath the rule of men entirely great, the pen is mightier than the sword.

Beneath the rule of men entirely great, the pen is mightier than the sword.

A good heart is better than all the heads in the world.

A good heart is better than all the heads in the world.

One of the sublimest things in the world is plain truth.

One of the sublimest things in the world is plain truth.

Anger ventilated often hurries towards forgiveness; anger concealed often hardens into revenge.

Anger ventilated often hurries towards forgiveness; anger concealed often hardens into revenge.

We tell our triumphs to the crowds, but our own hearts are the sole confidants...

We tell our triumphs to the crowds, but our own hearts are the sole confidants...

The pen is mightier than the sword.

The pen is mightier than the sword.

Every man who observes vigilantly and resolves steadfastly grows unconsciously into genius.

Every man who observes vigilantly and resolves steadfastly grows unconsciously into genius.