We talk of our mastery of nature, which sounds very grand; but the fact is we respectfully adapt ourselves, first, to her ways.

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There is an art of reading, as well as an art of thinking, and an...

There is an art of reading, as well as an art of thinking, and an...

Reason is the servant of instinct.

Reason is the servant of instinct.

If your parents didn't have any children, there's a good chance that you won't have...

If your parents didn't have any children, there's a good chance that you won't have...

Too many moralists begin with a dislike of reality.

Too many moralists begin with a dislike of reality.

Ants are good citizens, they place group interests first.

Ants are good citizens, they place group interests first.

If your parents didn't have any children, there's a good chance that you won't have...

If your parents didn't have any children, there's a good chance that you won't have...

The ant is knowing and wise, but he doesn't know enough to take a vacation.

The ant is knowing and wise, but he doesn't know enough to take a vacation.

If you don't go to other men funerals they won't go to yours

If you don't go to other men funerals they won't go to yours

The world of books is the most remarkable creation of man nothing else that he...

The world of books is the most remarkable creation of man nothing else that he...

There is an art of reading, as well as an art of thinking, and an...

There is an art of reading, as well as an art of thinking, and an...

Age should not have its face lifted, but it should rather teach the world to...

Age should not have its face lifted, but it should rather teach the world to...

You can't sweep other people off their feet, if you can't be swept off your...

You can't sweep other people off their feet, if you can't be swept off your...

If you don't go to other men funerals they won't go to yours.

If you don't go to other men funerals they won't go to yours.

If your parents didn't have any children, there's a good chance that you won't have...

If your parents didn't have any children, there's a good chance that you won't have...

Creatures whose mainspring is curiosity enjoy the accumulating of facts far more than the pausing...

Creatures whose mainspring is curiosity enjoy the accumulating of facts far more than the pausing...

A moderate addiction to money may not always be hurtful; but when taken in excess...

A moderate addiction to money may not always be hurtful; but when taken in excess...

A moderate addiction to money may not always be hurtful; but when taken in excess...

A moderate addiction to money may not always be hurtful; but when taken in excess...

It is the fine excesses of life that make it worth living.

It is the fine excesses of life that make it worth living.

Where some people are very wealthy and others have nothing, the result will be either...

Where some people are very wealthy and others have nothing, the result will be either...

Excess of meats bringeth sickness

Excess of meats bringeth sickness

The chief value of money lies in the fact that one lives in a world...

The chief value of money lies in the fact that one lives in a world...