There are two good rules which ought to be written on every heart - never to believe anything bad about anybody unless you positively know it to be true; never to tell even that unless you feel that it is…

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In the progress of personality, first comes a declaration of independence, then a recognition of...

In the progress of personality, first comes a declaration of independence, then a recognition of...

There is no personal charm so great as the charm of a cheerful temperament.

There is no personal charm so great as the charm of a cheerful temperament.

Love is not getting, but giving

Love is not getting, but giving

Happiness is inward, and not outward; and so, it does not depend on what we...

Happiness is inward, and not outward; and so, it does not depend on what we...

Be glad of life because it gives you the chance to love and to work...

Be glad of life because it gives you the chance to love and to work...

Love is the best thing in the world, and the thing that lives the longest.

Love is the best thing in the world, and the thing that lives the longest.

Some people are so afraid do die that they never begin to live.

Some people are so afraid do die that they never begin to live.

There is no personal charm so great as the charm of a cheerful temperament.

There is no personal charm so great as the charm of a cheerful temperament.

What you possess in the world will be found at the day of your death...

What you possess in the world will be found at the day of your death...

Tact is the unsaid part of what you think; it's opposite, the unthought part of...

Tact is the unsaid part of what you think; it's opposite, the unthought part of...

There is only one way to get ready for immortality, and that is to love...

There is only one way to get ready for immortality, and that is to love...

Half of the secular unrest and dismal, profane sadness of modern society comes from the...

Half of the secular unrest and dismal, profane sadness of modern society comes from the...

Many a treasure besides Ali Baba's is unlocked with a verbal key.

Many a treasure besides Ali Baba's is unlocked with a verbal key.

It is with rivers as it is with people: the greatest are not always the...

It is with rivers as it is with people: the greatest are not always the...

In the progress of personality, first comes a declaration of independence, then a recognition of...

In the progress of personality, first comes a declaration of independence, then a recognition of...

Use what talents you possess; the woods would be very silent if no birds sang...

Use what talents you possess; the woods would be very silent if no birds sang...

As long as habit and routine dictate the pattern of living, new dimensions of the...

As long as habit and routine dictate the pattern of living, new dimensions of the...

Look around for a place to sow a few seeds.

Look around for a place to sow a few seeds.

Culture is the habit of being pleased with the best and knowing why.

Culture is the habit of being pleased with the best and knowing why.

To desire and strive to be of some service to the world, to aim at...

To desire and strive to be of some service to the world, to aim at...