The friends whom I have are invaluable, and although not numerous they are sufficient for my enjoyment; and the texture of my own mind renders me very indifferent to the rest of the world.

Quote by George Combe

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We used to speak familiarly of an agent, now do more, who was accustomed to...

We used to speak familiarly of an agent, now do more, who was accustomed to...

Phrenology taught us that the mind thinks by means of the brain, is liable to...

Phrenology taught us that the mind thinks by means of the brain, is liable to...

I requested the gentlemen to put on their hats, and the ladies their shawls, to...

I requested the gentlemen to put on their hats, and the ladies their shawls, to...

I called their attention also to the absence of all means of ventilating the hall,...

I called their attention also to the absence of all means of ventilating the hall,...

And if these be unprincipled agents who scruple at nothing, he will be a bold...

And if these be unprincipled agents who scruple at nothing, he will be a bold...

He has a number of curious facts in illustration of the power of mere goodness...

He has a number of curious facts in illustration of the power of mere goodness...

The same practice was continued every evening through the whole course, and with the same...

The same practice was continued every evening through the whole course, and with the same...

While some of them acknowledge the obligation of natural morality in their mode of conducting...

While some of them acknowledge the obligation of natural morality in their mode of conducting...

The interval allowed was only five minutes, at the end of which I resumed the...

The interval allowed was only five minutes, at the end of which I resumed the...

They are few in the midst of an overwhelming mass of brute force, and their...

They are few in the midst of an overwhelming mass of brute force, and their...