The world judge of men by their ability in their profession, and we judge of ourselves by the same test: for it is on that on which our success in life depends.

Quote by William Hazlitt

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No young man ever thinks he shall die.

No young man ever thinks he shall die.

Principle is a passion for truth

Principle is a passion for truth

To give a reason for anything is to breed a doubt of it

To give a reason for anything is to breed a doubt of it

We find many things to which the prohibition of them constitutes the only temptation.

We find many things to which the prohibition of them constitutes the only temptation.

Gracefulness has been defined to be the outward expression of the inward harmony of the...

Gracefulness has been defined to be the outward expression of the inward harmony of the...

We can scarcely hate anyone that we know.

We can scarcely hate anyone that we know.

Good temper is one of the greatest preservers of the features.

Good temper is one of the greatest preservers of the features.

If the world were good for nothing else, it is a fine subject for speculation.

If the world were good for nothing else, it is a fine subject for speculation.

Old friendships are like meats served up repeatedly, cold, comfortless, and distasteful. The stomach turns...

Old friendships are like meats served up repeatedly, cold, comfortless, and distasteful. The stomach turns...

Anyone who has passed though the regular gradations of a classical education, and is not...

Anyone who has passed though the regular gradations of a classical education, and is not...

Everything is in motion. Everything flows. Everything is vibrating.

Everything is in motion. Everything flows. Everything is vibrating.

When a thing ceases to be a subject of controversy, it ceases to be a...

When a thing ceases to be a subject of controversy, it ceases to be a...

Books let us into their souls and lay open to us the secrets of our...

Books let us into their souls and lay open to us the secrets of our...

The more we do, the more we can do.

The more we do, the more we can do.

The busier we are the more leisure we have.

The busier we are the more leisure we have.

The most violent friendships soonest wear themselves out.

The most violent friendships soonest wear themselves out.

Gracefulness has been defined to be the outward expression of the inward harmony of the...

Gracefulness has been defined to be the outward expression of the inward harmony of the...

Some people break promises for the pleasure of breaking them.

Some people break promises for the pleasure of breaking them.

The true barbarian is he who thinks everything barbarous but his own tastes and prejudices.

The true barbarian is he who thinks everything barbarous but his own tastes and prejudices.

The way to get on in the world is to be neither more nor less...

The way to get on in the world is to be neither more nor less...