Not in books only, nor yet in oral discourse, but often also in words there are boundless stores of moral and historic truth, and no less of passion and imagination laid up, from which lessons of infinite worth may be…

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A man who gives his children habits of industry provides for them better than by...

A man who gives his children habits of industry provides for them better than by...

There is a soul of truth in error; there is a soul of good in...

There is a soul of truth in error; there is a soul of good in...

To be always thinking about your manners is not the way to make them good;...

To be always thinking about your manners is not the way to make them good;...

The happiest lot for a man, as far as birth is concerned, is that it...

The happiest lot for a man, as far as birth is concerned, is that it...

Never argue at the dinner table, for the one who is not hungry always gets...

Never argue at the dinner table, for the one who is not hungry always gets...

Lose an hour in the morning, and you will spend all day looking for it.

Lose an hour in the morning, and you will spend all day looking for it.

To know your ruling passion, examine your castles in the air.

To know your ruling passion, examine your castles in the air.

Happiness is no laughing matter

Happiness is no laughing matter

It is folly to expect men to do all that they may reasonably be expected...

It is folly to expect men to do all that they may reasonably be expected...

Men are like sheep, of which a flock is more easily driven than a single...

Men are like sheep, of which a flock is more easily driven than a single...

To follow imperfect, uncertain, or corrupted traditions, in order to avoid erring in our own...

To follow imperfect, uncertain, or corrupted traditions, in order to avoid erring in our own...

Not in books only, nor yet in oral discourse, but often also in words there...

Not in books only, nor yet in oral discourse, but often also in words there...

Manners are one of the greatest engines of influence ever given to man

Manners are one of the greatest engines of influence ever given to man

Curiosity is as much the parent of attention, as attention is of memory.

Curiosity is as much the parent of attention, as attention is of memory.

Everyone wishes to have truth on his side, but not everyone wishes to be on...

Everyone wishes to have truth on his side, but not everyone wishes to be on...

A man is called selfish not for pursuing his own good, but for neglecting his...

A man is called selfish not for pursuing his own good, but for neglecting his...

All men wish to have truth on their side; but few to be on the...

All men wish to have truth on their side; but few to be on the...

It is generally true that all that is required to make men unmindful of what...

It is generally true that all that is required to make men unmindful of what...

It is the neglect of timely repair that makes rebuilding necessary.

It is the neglect of timely repair that makes rebuilding necessary.

As one may bring himself to believe almost anything he is inclined to believe, it...

As one may bring himself to believe almost anything he is inclined to believe, it...