The sense of danger is never, perhaps, so fully apprehended as when the danger has been overcome.

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Is boredom anything less than the sense of one's faculties slowly dying?

Is boredom anything less than the sense of one's faculties slowly dying?

Choose an author as you choose a friend.

Choose an author as you choose a friend.

Everywhere I have sought rest and not found it, except sitting in a corner by...

Everywhere I have sought rest and not found it, except sitting in a corner by...

Routine is not organization, any more than paralysis is order.

Routine is not organization, any more than paralysis is order.

We all admire the wisdom of people who come to us for advice.

We all admire the wisdom of people who come to us for advice.

Strength is born in the deep silence of long-suffering hearts; not amid joy.

Strength is born in the deep silence of long-suffering hearts; not amid joy.

A mixture of admiration and pity is one of the surest recipes for affection.

A mixture of admiration and pity is one of the surest recipes for affection.

Reading is sometimes an ingenious device for avoiding thought

Reading is sometimes an ingenious device for avoiding thought

Extremely foolish advice is likely to be uttered by those who are looking at the...

Extremely foolish advice is likely to be uttered by those who are looking at the...

The man of the house can destroy the pleasure of the household, but he cannot...

The man of the house can destroy the pleasure of the household, but he cannot...

Choose an author as you choose a friend.

Choose an author as you choose a friend.

It has always appeared to me, that there is so much to be done in...

It has always appeared to me, that there is so much to be done in...

Having once decided to achieve a certain task, achieve it at all costs of tedium...

Having once decided to achieve a certain task, achieve it at all costs of tedium...

The greatest luxury of riches is that they enable you to escape so much good...

The greatest luxury of riches is that they enable you to escape so much good...

Keep your feet on the ground, but let your heart soar as high as it...

Keep your feet on the ground, but let your heart soar as high as it...

In a balanced organization, working towards a common objective, there is success.

In a balanced organization, working towards a common objective, there is success.

An official man is always an official man, and he has a wild belief in...

An official man is always an official man, and he has a wild belief in...

Disbelief in magic can force a poor soul into believing in government and business.

Disbelief in magic can force a poor soul into believing in government and business.

We believe no evil till the evil's done

We believe no evil till the evil's done

The certainty with which a religious belief is held is usually in direct proportion to...

The certainty with which a religious belief is held is usually in direct proportion to...

The man who never in his mind and thoughts travel'd to heaven is no artist.

The man who never in his mind and thoughts travel'd to heaven is no artist.