Truth makes on the ocean of nature no one track of light; every eye, looking on, finds its own.

Quote by Robert Bulwer-Lytton

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Beneath the rule of men entirely great, the pen is mightier than the sword.

Beneath the rule of men entirely great, the pen is mightier than the sword.

The easiest person to deceive is one's self.

The easiest person to deceive is one's self.

Remorse is the echo of a lost virtue.

Remorse is the echo of a lost virtue.

Every man who observes vigilantly and resolves steadfastly grows unconsciously into genius.

Every man who observes vigilantly and resolves steadfastly grows unconsciously into genius.

One of the surest evidences of friendship that one individual can display to another is...

One of the surest evidences of friendship that one individual can display to another is...

One of the sublimest things in the world is plain truth.

One of the sublimest things in the world is plain truth.

If thou be industrious to procure wealth, be generous in the disposal of it. Man...

If thou be industrious to procure wealth, be generous in the disposal of it. Man...

In science, read, by preference, the newest works; in literature, the oldest. The classic literature...

In science, read, by preference, the newest works; in literature, the oldest. The classic literature...

Two lives that once part are as ships that divide.

Two lives that once part are as ships that divide.

A fool flatters himself, a wise man flatters the fool.

A fool flatters himself, a wise man flatters the fool.

Be it jewel or toy, not the prize gives the joy, but the striving to...

Be it jewel or toy, not the prize gives the joy, but the striving to...

You believe that easily which you hope for earnestly.

You believe that easily which you hope for earnestly.

What is past is past, there is a future left to all men, who have...

What is past is past, there is a future left to all men, who have...

The true spirit of conversation consists in building on another man's observation, not overturning it.

The true spirit of conversation consists in building on another man's observation, not overturning it.

How many of us have been attracted to reason; first learned to think, to draw...

How many of us have been attracted to reason; first learned to think, to draw...

O be very sure That no man will learn anything at all, Unless he first...

O be very sure That no man will learn anything at all, Unless he first...

When a person is down in the world, an ounce of help is better than...

When a person is down in the world, an ounce of help is better than...

Chance happens to all, but to turn chance to account is the gift of few.

Chance happens to all, but to turn chance to account is the gift of few.

Master books, but do not let them master you. Read to live, not live to...

Master books, but do not let them master you. Read to live, not live to...

Refuse to be ill. Never tell people you are ill; never own it to yourself....

Refuse to be ill. Never tell people you are ill; never own it to yourself....