The press is the hired agent of a monied system, and set up for no other purpose than to tell lies where their interests are involved. One can trust nobody and nothing.

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All experience is an arch, to build upon.

All experience is an arch, to build upon.

Knowledge of human nature is the beginning and end of political education.

Knowledge of human nature is the beginning and end of political education.

Young men have a passion for regarding their elders as senile.

Young men have a passion for regarding their elders as senile.

The American President resembles the commander of a ship at sea. He must have a...

The American President resembles the commander of a ship at sea. He must have a...

Friends are born, not made.

Friends are born, not made.

Chaos was the law of nature; Order was the dream of man.

Chaos was the law of nature; Order was the dream of man.

We combat obstacles in order to get repose, and when got, the repose is insupportable.

We combat obstacles in order to get repose, and when got, the repose is insupportable.

Morality is a private and costly luxury.

Morality is a private and costly luxury.

It is always good men who do the most harm in the world.

It is always good men who do the most harm in the world.

Everyone carries his own inch rule of taste, and amuse himself by applying it, triumphantly,...

Everyone carries his own inch rule of taste, and amuse himself by applying it, triumphantly,...

In plain words, Chaos was the law of nature Order was the dream of man.

In plain words, Chaos was the law of nature Order was the dream of man.

Susceptibility to the highest forces is the highest genius.

Susceptibility to the highest forces is the highest genius.

At best, the renewal of broken relations is a nervous matter.

At best, the renewal of broken relations is a nervous matter.

American society is a sort of flat, fresh-water pond which absorbs silently, without reaction, anything...

American society is a sort of flat, fresh-water pond which absorbs silently, without reaction, anything...

Only on the edge of the grave can man conclude anything.

Only on the edge of the grave can man conclude anything.

Accident counts for as much in companionship as in marriage.

Accident counts for as much in companionship as in marriage.

No man means all he says, and yet very few say all they mean, for...

No man means all he says, and yet very few say all they mean, for...

A teacher affects eternity he can never tell, where his influence stops.

A teacher affects eternity he can never tell, where his influence stops.

The progress of evolution from President Washington to President Grant was alone evidence to upset...

The progress of evolution from President Washington to President Grant was alone evidence to upset...

Power when wielded by abnormal energy is the most serious of facts.

Power when wielded by abnormal energy is the most serious of facts.