Pleasures are always children, pains always have wrinkles.

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Imagination is the eye of the soul.

Imagination is the eye of the soul.

How many people make themselves abstract to appear profound. The most useful part of abstract...

How many people make themselves abstract to appear profound. The most useful part of abstract...

Innocence is always unsuspicious.

Innocence is always unsuspicious.

The passions of the young are vices in the old.

The passions of the young are vices in the old.

Space is the stature of God.

Space is the stature of God.

The direction of the mind is more important than its progress.

The direction of the mind is more important than its progress.

God is the place where I do not remember the rest.

God is the place where I do not remember the rest.

Logic works, metaphysics contemplates.

Logic works, metaphysics contemplates.

Never cut what you can untie.

Never cut what you can untie.

When you go in search of honey you must expect to be stung by bees.

When you go in search of honey you must expect to be stung by bees.

One who has imagination without learning has wings without feet.

One who has imagination without learning has wings without feet.

Politeness is the flower of humanity.

Politeness is the flower of humanity.

Justice is the truth in action.

Justice is the truth in action.

Choose in marriage only a woman whom you would choose as a friend if she...

Choose in marriage only a woman whom you would choose as a friend if she...

It is easy to understand God as long as you don't try to explain him.

It is easy to understand God as long as you don't try to explain him.

Children need models rather than critics.

Children need models rather than critics.

The mind conceives with pain, but it brings forth with delight.

The mind conceives with pain, but it brings forth with delight.

The Bible remained for me a book of books, still divine - but divine in...

The Bible remained for me a book of books, still divine - but divine in...

The books that the world calls immoral are the books that show the world its...

The books that the world calls immoral are the books that show the world its...

The books we read should be chosen with great care, that they may be, as...

The books we read should be chosen with great care, that they may be, as...