Wisdom and goodness are twin-born, one heart must hold both sisters, never seen apart.

Quote by William Dean Howells

Topics: Goodness Quotes

I know, indeed, of nothing more subtle satisfying and cheering than a knowledge of the...

I know, indeed, of nothing more subtle satisfying and cheering than a knowledge of the...

He who sleeps in continual noise is wakened by silence.

He who sleeps in continual noise is wakened by silence.

Primitive societies without religion have never been found.

Primitive societies without religion have never been found.

Inequality is as dear to the American heart as liberty itself

Inequality is as dear to the American heart as liberty itself

Is it worth while to observe that there are no Venetian blinds in Venice?

Is it worth while to observe that there are no Venetian blinds in Venice?

The book which you read from a sense of duty, or because for any reason...

The book which you read from a sense of duty, or because for any reason...

What the American public wants in the theater is a tragedy with a happy ending.

What the American public wants in the theater is a tragedy with a happy ending.

How is it the great pieces of good luck fall to us?

How is it the great pieces of good luck fall to us?

Tomorrow I shall be sixty-nine, but I do not seem to care. I did not...

Tomorrow I shall be sixty-nine, but I do not seem to care. I did not...

In Europe life is histrionic and dramatized, and in America, except when it is trying...

In Europe life is histrionic and dramatized, and in America, except when it is trying...

The secret of the man who is universally interesting is that he is universally interested.

The secret of the man who is universally interesting is that he is universally interested.

You'll find as you grow older that you weren't born such a great while ago...

You'll find as you grow older that you weren't born such a great while ago...

The conqueror is regarded with awe; the wise man commands our respect; but it is...

The conqueror is regarded with awe; the wise man commands our respect; but it is...

If we like a man's dream, we call him a reformer; if we don't like...

If we like a man's dream, we call him a reformer; if we don't like...

He who sleeps in continual noise is wakened by silence

He who sleeps in continual noise is wakened by silence

The mortality of all inanimate things is terrible to me, but that of books most...

The mortality of all inanimate things is terrible to me, but that of books most...

There will presently be no room in the world for things; it will be filled...

There will presently be no room in the world for things; it will be filled...

The conqueror is regarded with awe; the wise man commands our respect; but it is...

The conqueror is regarded with awe; the wise man commands our respect; but it is...

To feel much for others and little for ourselves; to restrain our selfishness and exercise...

To feel much for others and little for ourselves; to restrain our selfishness and exercise...

Alas few socialists are either benevolent enough to work hard at these occupations out of...

Alas few socialists are either benevolent enough to work hard at these occupations out of...