Thought once awakened does not again slumber; unfolds itself into a System of Thought; grows, in man after man, generation after generation, - till its full stature is reached, and such System of Thought can grow no farther, but must…

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Blessed is he who has found his work; let him ask no other blessedness.

Blessed is he who has found his work; let him ask no other blessedness.

Reform is not pleasant, but grievous; no person can reform themselves without suffering and hard...

Reform is not pleasant, but grievous; no person can reform themselves without suffering and hard...

Music is well said to be the speech of angels.

Music is well said to be the speech of angels.

Secrecy is the element of all goodness; even virtue, even beauty is mysterious.

Secrecy is the element of all goodness; even virtue, even beauty is mysterious.

Debt is a bottomless sea.

Debt is a bottomless sea.

Every new opinion, at its starting, is precisely in a minority of one.

Every new opinion, at its starting, is precisely in a minority of one.

Conviction is worthless unless it is converted into conduct.

Conviction is worthless unless it is converted into conduct.

The work an unknown good man has done is like a vein of water flowing...

The work an unknown good man has done is like a vein of water flowing...

Men do less than they ought, unless they do all that they can.

Men do less than they ought, unless they do all that they can.

Experience is the best of schoolmasters, only the school fees are heavy

Experience is the best of schoolmasters, only the school fees are heavy

The greatest of faults, I should say, is to be conscious of none.

The greatest of faults, I should say, is to be conscious of none.

A man willing to work, and unable to find work, is perhaps the saddest sight...

A man willing to work, and unable to find work, is perhaps the saddest sight...

I don't like to talk much with people who always agree with me. It is...

I don't like to talk much with people who always agree with me. It is...

The old cathedrals are good, but the great blue dome that hangs over everything is...

The old cathedrals are good, but the great blue dome that hangs over everything is...

The world is an old woman, and mistakes any gilt farthing for a gold coin;...

The world is an old woman, and mistakes any gilt farthing for a gold coin;...

Happy the people whose annals are vacant.

Happy the people whose annals are vacant.

The tragedy of life is not so much what men suffer, but rather what they...

The tragedy of life is not so much what men suffer, but rather what they...

What an enormous magnifier is tradition! How a thing grows in the human memory and...

What an enormous magnifier is tradition! How a thing grows in the human memory and...

I have a huge, active imagination, [and] I think I'm really scared of being alone;...

I have a huge, active imagination, [and] I think I'm really scared of being alone;...

When you make speeches you elicit expectations against which you will be held accountable.

When you make speeches you elicit expectations against which you will be held accountable.

This is my beloved this is my friend. Song of Solomon 5:17

This is my beloved this is my friend. Song of Solomon 5:17

I would like to be remembered as a man who had a wonderful time living...

I would like to be remembered as a man who had a wonderful time living...