The three great elements of modern civilization, Gun powder, Printing, and the Protestant religion.

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We do everything by custom, even believe by it; our very axioms, let us boast...

We do everything by custom, even believe by it; our very axioms, let us boast...

Oh, give us the man who sings at his work.

Oh, give us the man who sings at his work.

Let each become all that he was created capable of being.

Let each become all that he was created capable of being.

A well-written life is almost as rare as a well-spent one.

A well-written life is almost as rare as a well-spent one.

Ill-health, of body or of mind, is defeat. Health alone is victory. Let all men,...

Ill-health, of body or of mind, is defeat. Health alone is victory. Let all men,...

Humor has justly been regarded as the finest perfection of poetic genius.

Humor has justly been regarded as the finest perfection of poetic genius.

If what you have done is unjust, you have not succeeded.

If what you have done is unjust, you have not succeeded.

I grow daily to honour facts more and more, and theory less and less. A...

I grow daily to honour facts more and more, and theory less and less. A...

The main business is not to see what lies dimly at a distance but to...

The main business is not to see what lies dimly at a distance but to...

Everywhere the human soul stands between a hemisphere of light and another of darkness; on...

Everywhere the human soul stands between a hemisphere of light and another of darkness; on...

War is a quarrel between two thieves too cowardly to fight their own battle.

War is a quarrel between two thieves too cowardly to fight their own battle.

The block of granite which was an obstacle in the pathway of the weak becomes...

The block of granite which was an obstacle in the pathway of the weak becomes...

Silence is more eloquent than words

Silence is more eloquent than words

No violent extreme endures.

No violent extreme endures.

Necessity dispenseth with decorum.

Necessity dispenseth with decorum.

True humor springs not more from the head than from the heart. It is not...

True humor springs not more from the head than from the heart. It is not...

A man lives by believing something: not by debating and arguing about many things.

A man lives by believing something: not by debating and arguing about many things.

Teach a parrot the terms supply and demand and you've got an economist.

Teach a parrot the terms supply and demand and you've got an economist.

Imagination is a poor matter when it has to part company with understanding.

Imagination is a poor matter when it has to part company with understanding.

Permanence, perseverance and persistence in spite of all obstacle s, discouragement s, and impossibilities: It...

Permanence, perseverance and persistence in spite of all obstacle s, discouragement s, and impossibilities: It...