People never improve unless they look to some standard or example higher or better than themselves.

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The great end of education is to discipline rather than to furnish the mind; to...

The great end of education is to discipline rather than to furnish the mind; to...

Right actions in the future are the best apologies for bad actions in the past.

Right actions in the future are the best apologies for bad actions in the past.

Hell is truth seen too late - duty neglected in its season

Hell is truth seen too late - duty neglected in its season

To rule one's anger is well; to prevent it is better.

To rule one's anger is well; to prevent it is better.

The first evil choice or act is linked to the second; and each one to...

The first evil choice or act is linked to the second; and each one to...

Some of the best lessons we ever learn we learn from our mistakes and failures....

Some of the best lessons we ever learn we learn from our mistakes and failures....

What we gave, we have; What we spent, we had; What we left, we lost.

What we gave, we have; What we spent, we had; What we left, we lost.

To murder character is as truly a crime as to murder the body: the tongue...

To murder character is as truly a crime as to murder the body: the tongue...

Sinful and forbidden pleasures are like poisoned bread; they may satisfy appetite for the moment,...

Sinful and forbidden pleasures are like poisoned bread; they may satisfy appetite for the moment,...

Mystery is another name for our ignorance; if we were omniscient, all would be perfectly...

Mystery is another name for our ignorance; if we were omniscient, all would be perfectly...

To rejoice in another's prosperity is to give content to your lot; to mitigate another's...

To rejoice in another's prosperity is to give content to your lot; to mitigate another's...

To be good, we must do good; and by doing good we take a sure...

To be good, we must do good; and by doing good we take a sure...

Sin with the multitude, and your responsibility and guilt are as great and as truly...

Sin with the multitude, and your responsibility and guilt are as great and as truly...

Age does not depend upon years, but upon temperament and health. Some men are born...

Age does not depend upon years, but upon temperament and health. Some men are born...

Between two evils, choose neither; between two goods, choose both.

Between two evils, choose neither; between two goods, choose both.

Facts are God's arguments; we should be careful never to misunderstand or pervert them

Facts are God's arguments; we should be careful never to misunderstand or pervert them

We should be as careful of the books we read, as of the company we...

We should be as careful of the books we read, as of the company we...

Seek happiness for its own sake, and you will not find it; seek for duty,...

Seek happiness for its own sake, and you will not find it; seek for duty,...

True happiness, we are told, consists in getting out of one's self, but the point...

True happiness, we are told, consists in getting out of one's self, but the point...

Human life is basically a comedy. Even its tragedies often seem comic to the spectator,...

Human life is basically a comedy. Even its tragedies often seem comic to the spectator,...