What we earnestly aspire to be, that in some sense we are.

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All my experience of the world teaches me that in ninety-nine cases out of a...

All my experience of the world teaches me that in ninety-nine cases out of a...

The only competition worthy a wise man is with himself.

The only competition worthy a wise man is with himself.

Childhood sometimes does pay a second visit to man, youth never.

Childhood sometimes does pay a second visit to man, youth never.

What we truly and earnestly aspire to be, that in some sense we are. The...

What we truly and earnestly aspire to be, that in some sense we are. The...

Conversation may be compared to a lyre with seven chords - philosophy, art, poetry, love,...

Conversation may be compared to a lyre with seven chords - philosophy, art, poetry, love,...

In morals what begins in fear usually ends in wickedness; in religion what begins in...

In morals what begins in fear usually ends in wickedness; in religion what begins in...

Trust in my affection for you.

Trust in my affection for you.

A man may be as much a fool from the want of sensibility as the...

A man may be as much a fool from the want of sensibility as the...

Childhood sometimes does pay a second visit to man, youth never

Childhood sometimes does pay a second visit to man, youth never

Conversation may be compared to a lyre with seven chords - philosophy, art, poetry, love,...

Conversation may be compared to a lyre with seven chords - philosophy, art, poetry, love,...

Accuracy of language is one of the bulwarks of truth.

Accuracy of language is one of the bulwarks of truth.