Never cut what you can untie.

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Politeness is the flower of humanity.

Politeness is the flower of humanity.

When a nation gives birth to a man who is able to produce a great...

When a nation gives birth to a man who is able to produce a great...

In bringing up a child, think of its old age.

In bringing up a child, think of its old age.

Genius begins great works; labor alone finishes them.

Genius begins great works; labor alone finishes them.

Mediocrity is excellent to the eyes of mediocre people

Mediocrity is excellent to the eyes of mediocre people

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...

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

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

A Flatterer is a man that tells you your opinion and not his own

A Flatterer is a man that tells you your opinion and not his own

Grace is in garments, in movements, in manners; beauty in the nude, and in forms....

Grace is in garments, in movements, in manners; beauty in the nude, and in forms....

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

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

You will not find poetry anywhere unless you bring some of it with you.

You will not find poetry anywhere unless you bring some of it with you.

Kindness is loving people more than they deserve.

Kindness is loving people more than they deserve.

Imagination is the eye of the soul.

Imagination is the eye of the soul.

The passions of the young are vices in the old.

The passions of the young are vices in the old.

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

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

Children need models rather than critics.

Children need models rather than critics.

It is better to debate a question without settling it than to settle a question...

It is better to debate a question without settling it than to settle a question...

Space is the stature of God.

Space is the stature of God.

The direction of the mind is more important than its progress.

The direction of the mind is more important than its progress.

God is the place where I do not remember the rest.

God is the place where I do not remember the rest.