Some men are born old, and some men never seem so. If we keep well and cheerful, we are always young and at last die in youth even when in years would count as old.

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Thoughts lead on to purpose, purpose leads on to actions, actions form habits, habits decide...

Thoughts lead on to purpose, purpose leads on to actions, actions form habits, habits decide...

Compromise is but the sacrifice of one right or good in the hope of retaining...

Compromise is but the sacrifice of one right or good in the hope of retaining...

Most controversies would soon be ended, if those engaged in them would first accurately define...

Most controversies would soon be ended, if those engaged in them would first accurately define...

Credulity is belief in slight evidence, with no evidence, or against evidence

Credulity is belief in slight evidence, with no evidence, or against evidence

Every parting is a form of death, as every reunion is a type of heaven.

Every parting is a form of death, as every reunion is a type of heaven.

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.

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,...

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

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

We haven't got the power to destroy the planet -- or to save it. But...

We haven't got the power to destroy the planet -- or to save it. But...

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...

The secret of a good memory is attention, and attention to a subject depends upon...

The secret of a good memory is attention, and attention to a subject depends upon...

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...

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

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...

Prejudices are rarely overcome by argument; not being founded in reason they cannot be destroyed...

Prejudices are rarely overcome by argument; not being founded in reason they cannot be destroyed...

We never reach our ideals, whether of mental or moral improvement, but the thought of...

We never reach our ideals, whether of mental or moral improvement, but the thought of...

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.

He that is possessed with a prejudice is possessed with a devil, and one of...

He that is possessed with a prejudice is possessed with a devil, and one of...

The less secure a man is, the more likely he is to have extreme prejudice.

The less secure a man is, the more likely he is to have extreme prejudice.

Some men, under the notion of weeding out prejudices, eradicate virtue, honesty, and religion

Some men, under the notion of weeding out prejudices, eradicate virtue, honesty, and religion