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God be thanked for books; they are the voices of the distant and the dead,...

God be thanked for books; they are the voices of the distant and the dead,...

We look forward to the time when the power to love will replace the love...

We look forward to the time when the power to love will replace the love...

Faith is love taking the form of aspiration.

Faith is love taking the form of aspiration.

To live content with small means; to seek elegance rather than luxury, and refinement rather...

To live content with small means; to seek elegance rather than luxury, and refinement rather...

No one should part with their individuality and become that of another.

No one should part with their individuality and become that of another.

Our leading principle in interpreting Scripture is this, that the Bible is a book written...

Our leading principle in interpreting Scripture is this, that the Bible is a book written...

It is not the quantity but the quality of knowledge which determines the mind's dignity.

It is not the quantity but the quality of knowledge which determines the mind's dignity.

To be prosperous is not to be superior, and should form no barrier between men....

To be prosperous is not to be superior, and should form no barrier between men....

Our faith comes in moments; our vice is habitual

Our faith comes in moments; our vice is habitual

Every human being has a work to carry on within, duties to perform abroad, influence...

Every human being has a work to carry on within, duties to perform abroad, influence...

It is chiefly through books that we enjoy the communion with superior minds... In the...

It is chiefly through books that we enjoy the communion with superior minds... In the...

All noble enthusiasms pass through a feverish stage, and grow wiser and more serene.

All noble enthusiasms pass through a feverish stage, and grow wiser and more serene.

Undoubtedly a man is to labor to better his condition, but first to better himself.

Undoubtedly a man is to labor to better his condition, but first to better himself.

The best books for a man are not always those which the wise recommend, but...

The best books for a man are not always those which the wise recommend, but...

Undoubtedly a man is to labor to better his condition, but first to better himself

Undoubtedly a man is to labor to better his condition, but first to better himself

The lust of avarice as so totally seized upon mankind that their wealth seems rather...

The lust of avarice as so totally seized upon mankind that their wealth seems rather...

How easy to be amiable in the midst of happiness and success.

How easy to be amiable in the midst of happiness and success.

Every human being is intended to have a character of his own; to be what...

Every human being is intended to have a character of his own; to be what...

Grandeur of character lies wholly in force of soul, that is, in the force of...

Grandeur of character lies wholly in force of soul, that is, in the force of...

Fix your eyes on perfection and you make almost everything speed towards it.

Fix your eyes on perfection and you make almost everything speed towards it.