No one is worthy of a good home here or in heaven that is not willing to be in peril for a good cause.

Quote by John Mason Brown

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Some television programs are so much chewing gum for the eyes.

Some television programs are so much chewing gum for the eyes.

The only true happiness comes from squandering ourselves for a purpose.

The only true happiness comes from squandering ourselves for a purpose.

So often we rob tomorrow's memories by today's economies.

So often we rob tomorrow's memories by today's economies.

How prophetic L'Enfant was when he laid out Washington as a city that goes around...

How prophetic L'Enfant was when he laid out Washington as a city that goes around...

I am ready any time. Do not keep me waiting.

I am ready any time. Do not keep me waiting.

Charm is a glow within a woman that casts a most becoming light on others.

Charm is a glow within a woman that casts a most becoming light on others.

America is a land where men govern, but women rule.

America is a land where men govern, but women rule.

The comic book [is] the marijuana of the nursery, the bane of the bassinet, the...

The comic book [is] the marijuana of the nursery, the bane of the bassinet, the...

Charm is a glow within a woman that casts a most becoming light on others.

Charm is a glow within a woman that casts a most becoming light on others.

He played the king as if afraid someone else would play the ace.

He played the king as if afraid someone else would play the ace.

The critic is a man who prefers the indolence of opinion to the trials of...

The critic is a man who prefers the indolence of opinion to the trials of...

The more one has seen of the good, the more one asks for the better.

The more one has seen of the good, the more one asks for the better.

A good conversationalist is not one who remembers what was said, but says what someone...

A good conversationalist is not one who remembers what was said, but says what someone...

She knows what is the best purpose of education: not to be frightened by the...

She knows what is the best purpose of education: not to be frightened by the...

Friendship should be a private pleasure, not a public boast. I loathe those braggarts who...

Friendship should be a private pleasure, not a public boast. I loathe those braggarts who...

Although the troops have struck us, we throw it all behind and are glad to...

Although the troops have struck us, we throw it all behind and are glad to...

Friendship is the golden thread that ties the heart of all the world.

Friendship is the golden thread that ties the heart of all the world.

Friendship is like money, easier made than kept.

Friendship is like money, easier made than kept.

Do not allow yourself to be imprisoned by any affection. Keep your solitude. The day,...

Do not allow yourself to be imprisoned by any affection. Keep your solitude. The day,...

At the shrine of friendship never say die, let the wine of friendship never run...

At the shrine of friendship never say die, let the wine of friendship never run...