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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Happiness is no laughing matter.

Happiness is no laughing matter.

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...

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...

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;...

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...

Honesty is the best policy; but he who is governed by that maxim is not...

Honesty is the best policy; but he who is governed by that maxim is not...

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...

He only is exempt from failures who makes no efforts.

He only is exempt from failures who makes no efforts.

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...

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...

In our judgment of human transactions, the law of optics is reversed; we see the...

In our judgment of human transactions, the law of optics is reversed; we see the...

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...

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.

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...

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.

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...

Unless people can be kept in the dark, it is best for those who love...

Unless people can be kept in the dark, it is best for those who love...

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...