Sincerity is impossible, unless it pervade the whole being, and the pretence of it saps the very foundation of character.

Quote by James Russell Lowell

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And what is so rare as a day in June? Then, if ever, come perfect...

And what is so rare as a day in June? Then, if ever, come perfect...

The surest plan to make a man is, think him so.

The surest plan to make a man is, think him so.

In the ocean of baseness, the deeper we get, the easier the sinking.

In the ocean of baseness, the deeper we get, the easier the sinking.

Democracy is the form of government that gives every man the right to be his...

Democracy is the form of government that gives every man the right to be his...

Heaven is neither here nor there to me. Everywhere and nowhere. Just not in between,...

Heaven is neither here nor there to me. Everywhere and nowhere. Just not in between,...

The greatest homage we can pay to truth, is to use it.

The greatest homage we can pay to truth, is to use it.

True scholarship consists in knowing not what things exist, but what they mean; it is...

True scholarship consists in knowing not what things exist, but what they mean; it is...

It is by presence of mind in untried emergencies that the native metal of a...

It is by presence of mind in untried emergencies that the native metal of a...

Creativity is not the finding of a thing, but the making something out of it...

Creativity is not the finding of a thing, but the making something out of it...

There is no good in arguing with the inevitable The only argument available with an...

There is no good in arguing with the inevitable The only argument available with an...

The heart forgets its sorrow and ache.

The heart forgets its sorrow and ache.

What men prize most is a privilege, even if it be that of chief mourner...

What men prize most is a privilege, even if it be that of chief mourner...

A weed is no more than a flower in disguise, Which is seen through at...

A weed is no more than a flower in disguise, Which is seen through at...

Nature fits all her children with something to do, he who would write and can't...

Nature fits all her children with something to do, he who would write and can't...

He who is firmly seated in authority soon learns to think security, and not progress,...

He who is firmly seated in authority soon learns to think security, and not progress,...

Good heavens, of what uncostly material is our earthly happiness composed... if we only knew...

Good heavens, of what uncostly material is our earthly happiness composed... if we only knew...

Each day the world is born anew for him who takes it rightly.

Each day the world is born anew for him who takes it rightly.

Truth, after all, wears a different face to everybody, and it would be too tedious...

Truth, after all, wears a different face to everybody, and it would be too tedious...

On one issue at least, men and women agree; they both distrust women.

On one issue at least, men and women agree; they both distrust women.

Death is delightful. Death is dawn, The waking from a weary night Of fevers unto...

Death is delightful. Death is dawn, The waking from a weary night Of fevers unto...