What is the highest secret to victory and peace? To will what God wills, and strike a league with destiny.

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Even pearls are dark before the whiteness of his teeth.

Even pearls are dark before the whiteness of his teeth.

The line of life is a ragged diagonal between duty and desire.

The line of life is a ragged diagonal between duty and desire.

The wealth of a soul is measured by how much it can feel; its poverty...

The wealth of a soul is measured by how much it can feel; its poverty...

Words of love, are works of love.

Words of love, are works of love.

False eloquence is exaggeration; true eloquence is emphasis.

False eloquence is exaggeration; true eloquence is emphasis.

To appreciate and use correctly a valuable maxim requires a genius; a vital appropriating exercise...

To appreciate and use correctly a valuable maxim requires a genius; a vital appropriating exercise...

He who has no wish to be happier is the happiest of men.

He who has no wish to be happier is the happiest of men.

We give advice by the bucket, but take it by the grain.

We give advice by the bucket, but take it by the grain.

After every storm the sun will smile; for every problem there is a solution, and...

After every storm the sun will smile; for every problem there is a solution, and...

Public opinion is a second conscience.

Public opinion is a second conscience.

A crowd always thinks with its sympathy, never with its reason.

A crowd always thinks with its sympathy, never with its reason.

Men often make up in wrath what they want in reason.

Men often make up in wrath what they want in reason.

Proverbs are mental gems gathered in the diamond fields of the mind.

Proverbs are mental gems gathered in the diamond fields of the mind.

Apothegms are portable wisdom, the quintessential extracts of thought and feelings.

Apothegms are portable wisdom, the quintessential extracts of thought and feelings.

Picture an iceberg. The bulk of its power lies below the surface. The part of...

Picture an iceberg. The bulk of its power lies below the surface. The part of...

Words are made of silver, but silence is made of gold.

Words are made of silver, but silence is made of gold.

Few of the many wise apothegms which have been uttered have prevented a single foolish...

Few of the many wise apothegms which have been uttered have prevented a single foolish...

Poverty makes you sad as well as wise.

Poverty makes you sad as well as wise.

The more sand that has escaped from the hourglass of our life, the clearer we...

The more sand that has escaped from the hourglass of our life, the clearer we...

Wisdom is not a product of schooling but of the lifelong attempt to acquire it

Wisdom is not a product of schooling but of the lifelong attempt to acquire it