You'll find as you grow older that you weren't born such a great while ago after all. The time shortens up.

Quote by William Dean Howells

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A man never sees all that his mother has been to him until it's too...

A man never sees all that his mother has been to him until it's too...

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

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

The action is best that secures the greatest happiness for the greatest number.

The action is best that secures the greatest happiness for the greatest number.

Inequality is as dear to the American heart as liberty itself

Inequality is as dear to the American heart as liberty itself

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.

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...

It is the still, small voice that the soul heeds, not the deafening blasts of...

It is the still, small voice that the soul heeds, not the deafening blasts of...

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...

We are creatures of the moment; we live from one little space to another, and...

We are creatures of the moment; we live from one little space to another, and...

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

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

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...

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...

Some people can stay longer in an hour than others can in a week.

Some people can stay longer in an hour than others can in a week.

Primitive societies without religion have never been found.

Primitive societies without religion have never been found.

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...

Inequality is as dear to the American heart as liberty itself.

Inequality is as dear to the American heart as liberty itself.

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.

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...

Benevolence alone will not make a teacher, nor will learning alone do it. The gift...

Benevolence alone will not make a teacher, nor will learning alone do it. The gift...

For peace is not mere absence of war, but is a virtue that springs from,...

For peace is not mere absence of war, but is a virtue that springs from,...