There is no such thing as absolute value in this world. You can only estimate what a thing is worth to you.

Quote by Charles Dudley Warner

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The excellence of a gift lies in its appropriateness rather than in its value

The excellence of a gift lies in its appropriateness rather than in its value

What a man needs in gardening is a cast-iron back, with a hinge in it.

What a man needs in gardening is a cast-iron back, with a hinge in it.

Goodness comes out of people who bask in the sun, as it does out of...

Goodness comes out of people who bask in the sun, as it does out of...

The boy who expects every morning to open into a new world finds that today...

The boy who expects every morning to open into a new world finds that today...

Regrets are idle; yet history is one long regret. Everything might have turned out so...

Regrets are idle; yet history is one long regret. Everything might have turned out so...

There is nothing that disgusts a man like getting beaten at chess by a woman.

There is nothing that disgusts a man like getting beaten at chess by a woman.

Lettuce is like conversation; it must be fresh and crisp, so sparkling that you scarcely...

Lettuce is like conversation; it must be fresh and crisp, so sparkling that you scarcely...

I have always known - That at last I would - Take this road, but...

I have always known - That at last I would - Take this road, but...

People always overdo the matter when they attempt deception.

People always overdo the matter when they attempt deception.

No man but feels more of a man in the world if he have a...

No man but feels more of a man in the world if he have a...

It is fortunate that each generation does not comprehend its own ignorance. We are thus...

It is fortunate that each generation does not comprehend its own ignorance. We are thus...

The wise man does not permit himself to set up even in his own mind...

The wise man does not permit himself to set up even in his own mind...

The thing generally raised on city land is taxes.

The thing generally raised on city land is taxes.

Simplicity is making the journey of this life with just baggage enough.

Simplicity is making the journey of this life with just baggage enough.

I am convinced that the majority of people would be generous from selfish motives, if...

I am convinced that the majority of people would be generous from selfish motives, if...

No one can sincerely try to help another without helping himself.

No one can sincerely try to help another without helping himself.

One of the best things in the world to be is a boy; it requires...

One of the best things in the world to be is a boy; it requires...

There was never a nation great until it came to the knowledge that it had...

There was never a nation great until it came to the knowledge that it had...

Knowledge is the food of the soul.

Knowledge is the food of the soul.

There are three principal means of acquiring knowledge. . . observation of nature, reflection, and...

There are three principal means of acquiring knowledge. . . observation of nature, reflection, and...

The Vietnam War required us to emphasize the national interest rather than abstract principles. What...

The Vietnam War required us to emphasize the national interest rather than abstract principles. What...