The reveries of youth, in which so much energy is wasted, are the yearnings of a Spirit made for what it has not found but must forever seek as an Ideal.

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One good anecdote is worth a volume of biography.

One good anecdote is worth a volume of biography.

The best books for a man are not always those which the wise recommend, but...

The best books for a man are not always those which the wise recommend, but...

The spirit of liberty is not merely, as multitudes imagine, a jealousy of our own...

The spirit of liberty is not merely, as multitudes imagine, a jealousy of our own...

God be thanked for books; they are the voices of the distant and the dead,...

God be thanked for books; they are the voices of the distant and the dead,...

The home is the chief school of human virtues.

The home is the chief school of human virtues.

It is chiefly through books that we enjoy intercourse with superior minds, and these invaluable...

It is chiefly through books that we enjoy intercourse with superior minds, and these invaluable...

True love is the parent of humility.

True love is the parent of humility.

We look forward to the time when the power to love will replace the love...

We look forward to the time when the power to love will replace the love...

The best books for a man are not always those which the wise recommend, but...

The best books for a man are not always those which the wise recommend, but...

It is chiefly through books that we enjoy intercourse with superior minds. In the best...

It is chiefly through books that we enjoy intercourse with superior minds. In the best...

How easy to be amiable in the midst of happiness and success.

How easy to be amiable in the midst of happiness and success.

To be prosperous is not to be superior, and should form no barrier between men....

To be prosperous is not to be superior, and should form no barrier between men....

Do anything rather than give yourself to reverie.

Do anything rather than give yourself to reverie.

Undoubtedly a man is to labor to better his condition, but first to better himself.

Undoubtedly a man is to labor to better his condition, but first to better himself.

It is not the quantity but the quality of knowledge which determines the mind's dignity.

It is not the quantity but the quality of knowledge which determines the mind's dignity.

Influence is to be measured, not by the extent of surface it covers, but by...

Influence is to be measured, not by the extent of surface it covers, but by...

The less of government the better, if society were kept in peace and prosperity.

The less of government the better, if society were kept in peace and prosperity.

I would have been glad to have lived under my wood side, and to have...

I would have been glad to have lived under my wood side, and to have...

It is my ambition and desire to so administer the affairs of the government while...

It is my ambition and desire to so administer the affairs of the government while...

A wise and frugal government, which shall leave men free to regulate their own pursuits...

A wise and frugal government, which shall leave men free to regulate their own pursuits...