There is more of good nature than of good sense at the bottom of most marriages.

Quote by Henry David Thoreau

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Some are reputed sick and some are not. It often happens that the sicker man...

Some are reputed sick and some are not. It often happens that the sicker man...

Why should we be in such desperate haste to succeed, and in such desperate enterprises?...

Why should we be in such desperate haste to succeed, and in such desperate enterprises?...

I quarrel not with far-off foes, but with those who, near at home, co-operate with,...

I quarrel not with far-off foes, but with those who, near at home, co-operate with,...

In the long run, men hit only what they aim at. Therefore, they had better...

In the long run, men hit only what they aim at. Therefore, they had better...

I would give all the wealth of the world, and all the deeds of all...

I would give all the wealth of the world, and all the deeds of all...

The way by which you may get money almost without exception leads downward.

The way by which you may get money almost without exception leads downward.

As if there were safety in stupidity alone.

As if there were safety in stupidity alone.

Thinking is only a process of talking to yourself.

Thinking is only a process of talking to yourself.

If misery loves company, misery has company enough.

If misery loves company, misery has company enough.

Do what you love. Know your own bone; gnaw at it, bury it, unearth it,...

Do what you love. Know your own bone; gnaw at it, bury it, unearth it,...

The law will never make a man free; it is men who have got to...

The law will never make a man free; it is men who have got to...

This world is but a canvas to our imaginations.

This world is but a canvas to our imaginations.

A truly good book teaches me better than to read it. I must soon lay...

A truly good book teaches me better than to read it. I must soon lay...

Faith never makes a confession.

Faith never makes a confession.

The language of friendship is not words, but meanings. It is an intelligence about language.

The language of friendship is not words, but meanings. It is an intelligence about language.

The price of anything is the amount of life you exchange for it..

The price of anything is the amount of life you exchange for it..

The lawyer's truth is not Truth, but consistency or a consistent expediency.

The lawyer's truth is not Truth, but consistency or a consistent expediency.

If one advances confidently in the direction of one's dreams, and endeavors to live the...

If one advances confidently in the direction of one's dreams, and endeavors to live the...

For glory gives herself only to those who have always dreamed of her.

For glory gives herself only to those who have always dreamed of her.

One's real life is often the life that one does not lead

One's real life is often the life that one does not lead

Remember that the happiest people are not those getting more, but those giving more

Remember that the happiest people are not those getting more, but those giving more

I wish I could find people who just would fight me and break through to...

I wish I could find people who just would fight me and break through to...

Life affords no higher pleasure than that of surmounting difficulties, passing from one step of...

Life affords no higher pleasure than that of surmounting difficulties, passing from one step of...