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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High aims form high characters, and great objects bring out great minds.

High aims form high characters, and great objects bring out great minds.

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...

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.

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

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

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...

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

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

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...

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,...

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...

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

Anecdotes are sometimes the best vehicles of truth, and if striking and appropriate, are often...

Anecdotes are sometimes the best vehicles of truth, and if striking and appropriate, are often...

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...

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...

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...

Science has sometimes been said to be opposed to faith, and inconsistent with it. But...

Science has sometimes been said to be opposed to faith, and inconsistent with it. But...

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.

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...

The first step to improvement, whether mental, moral, or religious, is to know ourselves -...

The first step to improvement, whether mental, moral, or religious, is to know ourselves -...

I have always held those political opinions which point to the universal brotherhood of man,...

I have always held those political opinions which point to the universal brotherhood of man,...

People ask me all the time, 'What are you, a Democrat or a Republican? A...

People ask me all the time, 'What are you, a Democrat or a Republican? A...

To feel valued, to know, even if only once in a while, that you can...

To feel valued, to know, even if only once in a while, that you can...

Every formula which expresses a law of nature is a hymn of praise to God.

Every formula which expresses a law of nature is a hymn of praise to God.

You see, but you do not observe

You see, but you do not observe

God will never drop you any further than your knees and that is the perfect...

God will never drop you any further than your knees and that is the perfect...

Black women don't have the same body image problems as white women. They are proud...

Black women don't have the same body image problems as white women. They are proud...