The discipline of desire is the background of character.

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All mankind... being all equal and independent, no one ought to harm another in his...

All mankind... being all equal and independent, no one ought to harm another in his...

Memory is the power to revive again in our minds those ideas which after imprinting...

Memory is the power to revive again in our minds those ideas which after imprinting...

It is one thing to show a man that he is in an error, and...

It is one thing to show a man that he is in an error, and...

I have always thought the actions of men the best interpreters of their thoughts.

I have always thought the actions of men the best interpreters of their thoughts.

A sound mind in a sound body, is a short, but full description of a...

A sound mind in a sound body, is a short, but full description of a...

The only fence against the world is a thorough knowledge of it.

The only fence against the world is a thorough knowledge of it.

It is of great use to the sailor to know the length of his line,...

It is of great use to the sailor to know the length of his line,...

But there is only one thing which gathers people into seditious commotion, and that is...

But there is only one thing which gathers people into seditious commotion, and that is...

The thoughts that come often unsought, and, as it were, drop into the mind, are...

The thoughts that come often unsought, and, as it were, drop into the mind, are...

Liberty is to be free from restraint and violence from others

Liberty is to be free from restraint and violence from others

New opinions are always suspected, and usually opposed, without any other reason but because they...

New opinions are always suspected, and usually opposed, without any other reason but because they...

Reverie is when ideas float in our mind without reflection or regard of the understanding.

Reverie is when ideas float in our mind without reflection or regard of the understanding.

I find every sect, as far as reason will help them, make use of it...

I find every sect, as far as reason will help them, make use of it...

No man's knowledge here can go beyond his experience.

No man's knowledge here can go beyond his experience.

The dread of evil is a much more forcible principle of human actions than the...

The dread of evil is a much more forcible principle of human actions than the...

It is easier for a tutor to command than to teach.

It is easier for a tutor to command than to teach.

Things of this world are in so constant a flux, that nothing remains long in...

Things of this world are in so constant a flux, that nothing remains long in...

I thought that I had no time for faith nor time to pray, then I...

I thought that I had no time for faith nor time to pray, then I...

Learning to pray doesnt offer us a less busy life; it offers us a less...

Learning to pray doesnt offer us a less busy life; it offers us a less...

A man has always to be busy with his thoughts if anything is to be...

A man has always to be busy with his thoughts if anything is to be...

Health is the greatest gift, contentment the greatest wealth, faithfulness the best relationship.

Health is the greatest gift, contentment the greatest wealth, faithfulness the best relationship.

Prayer is a wine which makes glad the heart of man

Prayer is a wine which makes glad the heart of man