To know your ruling passion, examine your castles in the air.

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Never argue at the dinner table, for the one who is not hungry always gets...

Never argue at the dinner table, for the one who is not hungry always gets...

Happiness is no laughing matter

Happiness is no laughing matter

A man who gives his children habits of industry provides for them better than by...

A man who gives his children habits of industry provides for them better than by...

A man is called selfish not for pursuing his own good, but for neglecting his...

A man is called selfish not for pursuing his own good, but for neglecting his...

It is folly to expect men to do all that they may reasonably be expected...

It is folly to expect men to do all that they may reasonably be expected...

Manners are one of the greatest engines of influence ever given to man.

Manners are one of the greatest engines of influence ever given to man.

Curiosity is as much the parent of attention, as attention is of memory.

Curiosity is as much the parent of attention, as attention is of memory.

To be always thinking about your manners is not the way to make them good;...

To be always thinking about your manners is not the way to make them good;...

Men are like sheep, of which a flock is more easily driven than a single...

Men are like sheep, of which a flock is more easily driven than a single...

The happiest lot for a man, as far as birth is concerned, is that it...

The happiest lot for a man, as far as birth is concerned, is that it...

Lose an hour in the morning, and you will spend all day looking for it.

Lose an hour in the morning, and you will spend all day looking for it.

Unless people can be kept in the dark, it is best for those who love...

Unless people can be kept in the dark, it is best for those who love...

Not in books only, nor yet in oral discourse, but often also in words there...

Not in books only, nor yet in oral discourse, but often also in words there...

He only is exempt from failures who makes no efforts.

He only is exempt from failures who makes no efforts.

As one may bring himself to believe almost anything he is inclined to believe, it...

As one may bring himself to believe almost anything he is inclined to believe, it...

Manners are one of the greatest engines of influence ever given to man

Manners are one of the greatest engines of influence ever given to man

It is generally true that all that is required to make men unmindful of what...

It is generally true that all that is required to make men unmindful of what...

There is a soul of truth in error; there is a soul of good in...

There is a soul of truth in error; there is a soul of good in...

To be always thinking about your manners is not the way to make them good;...

To be always thinking about your manners is not the way to make them good;...

It is the neglect of timely repair that makes rebuilding necessary.

It is the neglect of timely repair that makes rebuilding necessary.