No person is ever good for much, that hasn't been swept off their feet by enthusiasm between ages twenty and thirty.

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As we advance in life, we learn the limits of our abilities.

As we advance in life, we learn the limits of our abilities.

The endurance of the inequalities of life by the poor is the marvel of human...

The endurance of the inequalities of life by the poor is the marvel of human...

The secret of a person's nature lies in their religion and what they really believes...

The secret of a person's nature lies in their religion and what they really believes...

Age does not make us childish, as some say; it finds us true children.

Age does not make us childish, as some say; it finds us true children.

The first duty of an historian is to be on guard against his own sympathies.

The first duty of an historian is to be on guard against his own sympathies.

As we advance in life, we learn the limits of our abilities.

As we advance in life, we learn the limits of our abilities.

The practical effect of a belief is the real test of its soundness.

The practical effect of a belief is the real test of its soundness.

Superior strength is found in the long run to lie with those who had right...

Superior strength is found in the long run to lie with those who had right...

The better one is morally the less aware they are of their virtue.

The better one is morally the less aware they are of their virtue.

Human improvement is from within outward.

Human improvement is from within outward.

Experience teaches slowly, and at the cost of mistakes.

Experience teaches slowly, and at the cost of mistakes.

We enter the world alone, we leave the world alone.

We enter the world alone, we leave the world alone.

You cannot dream yourself into a character; you must hammer and forge yourself one

You cannot dream yourself into a character; you must hammer and forge yourself one

To deny the freedom of the will is to make morality impossible.

To deny the freedom of the will is to make morality impossible.

Instruction does not prevent wasted time or mistakes; and mistakes themselves are often the best...

Instruction does not prevent wasted time or mistakes; and mistakes themselves are often the best...

Wild animals never kill for sport. Man is the only one to whom the torture...

Wild animals never kill for sport. Man is the only one to whom the torture...

Wild animals never kill for sport. Man is the only one to whom the torture...

Wild animals never kill for sport. Man is the only one to whom the torture...

We all die. The goal isn't to live forever, the goal is to create something...

We all die. The goal isn't to live forever, the goal is to create something...

I have two luxuries to brood over in my walks, your loveliness and the hour...

I have two luxuries to brood over in my walks, your loveliness and the hour...

What pornography is really about, ultimately, isn't sex but death.

What pornography is really about, ultimately, isn't sex but death.