A woman's strength is the irresistible might of weakness.
Steam is no stronger now than it was a hundred years ago but it is put to better use.
A man is what he thinks about all day long.
The eyes indicate the antiquity of the soul.
Nature is saturated with deity.
Is not marriage an open question when it is alleged from the beginning of the world that such as are in the institution wish to get out and such as are out wish to get in.
It has come to be practically a sort of rule in literature that a man having once shown himself capable of original writing is entitled thenceforth to steal from the writings of others at discretion...
A feeble man can see the farms that are fenced and tilled the houses that are built. The strong man sees the possible houses and farms. His eye makes estates as fast as the sun breeds clouds.
Friendship requires more time than poor busy men can usually command.
We ascribe beauty to that which is simple which has no superfluous parts which exactly answers its ends.
A man is known by the books he reads.
The end of the human race will be that it will eventually die of civilization.
For each new morning with its light,For rest and shelter of the night,For health and food, for love and friends,For everything Thy goodness sends.
Cultivate the habit of being grateful for every good thing that comes to you, and to give thanks continuously. And because all things have contributed to your advancement, you should include all thing...
a man only knows what he's experienced
Traveling is a fool's paradise. Our first journeys discover to us the indifference of places. At home I dream that at Naples, at Rome, I can be intoxicated with beauty, and lose my sadness. I pack my...
The wise man in the storm prays God not for safety from danger but for deliverance from fear.
The reason why the world lacks unity, and lies broken and in heaps, is, because man is disunited with himself.
Let us be silent, that we may hear the whisper of God.
Be not the slave of your own past - plunge into the sublime seas, dive deep, and swim far, so you shall come back with new self-respect, with new power, and with an advanced experience that shall expl...