Mere bashfulness without merit is awkwardness.

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A just and reasonable modesty does not only recommend eloquence, but sets off every great...

A just and reasonable modesty does not only recommend eloquence, but sets off every great...

He thought he was a wit, and he was half right.

He thought he was a wit, and he was half right.

Modesty is not only an ornament, but also a guard to virtue

Modesty is not only an ornament, but also a guard to virtue

Knowledge is that which, next to virtue, truly raises one person above another.

Knowledge is that which, next to virtue, truly raises one person above another.

Mysterious love, uncertain treasure, hast thou more of pain or pleasure! Endless torments dwell about...

Mysterious love, uncertain treasure, hast thou more of pain or pleasure! Endless torments dwell about...

Courage that grows from constitution often forsakes a man when he has occasion for it...

Courage that grows from constitution often forsakes a man when he has occasion for it...

The unjustifiable severity of a parent is loaded with this aggravation, that those whom he...

The unjustifiable severity of a parent is loaded with this aggravation, that those whom he...

A cloudy day or a little sunshine have as great an influence on many constitutions...

A cloudy day or a little sunshine have as great an influence on many constitutions...

Sunday clears away the rust of the whole week.

Sunday clears away the rust of the whole week.

The greatest sweetener of human life is Friendship. To raise this to the highest pitch...

The greatest sweetener of human life is Friendship. To raise this to the highest pitch...

A man should always consider how much he has more than he wants.

A man should always consider how much he has more than he wants.

Nothing is more amiable than true modesty, and nothing more contemptible than the false

Nothing is more amiable than true modesty, and nothing more contemptible than the false

What pity is it That we can die, but once to serve our country.

What pity is it That we can die, but once to serve our country.

Men may change their climate, but they cannot change their nature. A man that goes...

Men may change their climate, but they cannot change their nature. A man that goes...

Mirth is like a flash of lightning, that breaks through a gloom of clouds, and...

Mirth is like a flash of lightning, that breaks through a gloom of clouds, and...

There is nothing which we receive with so much reluctance as advice.

There is nothing which we receive with so much reluctance as advice.

The fear of death often proves mortal, and sets people on methods to save their...

The fear of death often proves mortal, and sets people on methods to save their...

The union of the Word and the Mind produces that mystery which is called Life......

The union of the Word and the Mind produces that mystery which is called Life......

The wise learn many things from their enemies.

The wise learn many things from their enemies.

I have learned that to have a good friend is the purest of all God's...

I have learned that to have a good friend is the purest of all God's...

He who is fixed to a star does not change his mind.

He who is fixed to a star does not change his mind.

One of the hardest things in life is having words in your heart that you...

One of the hardest things in life is having words in your heart that you...