There is something frightful in the way in which not only characteristic qualities, but particular manifestations of them, are repeated from generation to generation.

Quote by Oliver Wendell Holmes

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Language is the blood of the soul into which thoughts run and out of which...

Language is the blood of the soul into which thoughts run and out of which...

The world is always ready to receive talent with open arms. Very often it does...

The world is always ready to receive talent with open arms. Very often it does...

The mind, once expanded to the dimensions of larger ideas, never returns to its original...

The mind, once expanded to the dimensions of larger ideas, never returns to its original...

He has half the deed done who has made a beginning.

He has half the deed done who has made a beginning.

The great thing in the world is not so much where we stand, as in...

The great thing in the world is not so much where we stand, as in...

The world is always ready to receive talent with open arms. Very often it does...

The world is always ready to receive talent with open arms. Very often it does...

Without wearing any mask we are conscious of, we have a special face for each...

Without wearing any mask we are conscious of, we have a special face for each...

Language is the blood of the soul into which thoughts run and out of which...

Language is the blood of the soul into which thoughts run and out of which...

Life is painting a picture, not doing a sum.

Life is painting a picture, not doing a sum.

Between two groups of people who want to make inconsistent kinds of worlds, I see...

Between two groups of people who want to make inconsistent kinds of worlds, I see...

For him in vain the envious seasons roll, Who bears eternal summer in his soul.

For him in vain the envious seasons roll, Who bears eternal summer in his soul.

The young man knows the rules, but the old man knows the exceptions.

The young man knows the rules, but the old man knows the exceptions.

A few can touch the magic string, and noisy fame is proud to win them:...

A few can touch the magic string, and noisy fame is proud to win them:...

The Amen of nature is always a flower.

The Amen of nature is always a flower.

When in doubt, do it.

When in doubt, do it.

Consciously or unconsciously we all strive to make the kind of a world we like

Consciously or unconsciously we all strive to make the kind of a world we like

Why can't somebody give us a list of things that everybody thinks and nobody says,...

Why can't somebody give us a list of things that everybody thinks and nobody says,...

My fee, if I select the subject, is $150; if your committee selects the subject,...

My fee, if I select the subject, is $150; if your committee selects the subject,...

Today's public figures can no longer write their own speeches or books, and there is...

Today's public figures can no longer write their own speeches or books, and there is...

Richard doesn't really like me to kill bugs, but sometimes I can't help it.

Richard doesn't really like me to kill bugs, but sometimes I can't help it.