'It is destiny' phrase of the weak human heart! 'It is destiny' dark apology for every error! The strong and virtuous admit no destiny |
A fool flatters himself, a wise man flatters the fool. |
A fresh mind keeps the body fresh. Take in the ideas of the day, drain off those of yesterday. As to the morrow, time enough to consider it when it becomes today. |
A good cigar is as great a comfort to a man as a good cry to a woman |
A good heart is better than all the heads in the world. |
A life of pleasure makes even the strongest mind frivolous at last. |
A mind once cultivated will not lie fallow for half an hour |
Anger ventilated often hurries toward forgiveness; and concealed often hardens into revenge |
Books are but waste paper unless we spend in action the wisdom we get from thought |
Bu'' is a word that cools many a warm impulse, stifles many a kindly thought, puts a dead stop to many a brotherly deed. No one would ever love his neighbor as himself if he listened to all the ''Buts'' that could be said. |
Castles in the air cost a vast deal to keep up |
Chance happens to all, but to turn chance to account is the gift of few. |
Common sense is only a modification of talent. Genius is an exaltation of it. The difference is therefore in degree, not nature. |
Dream manfully and nobly, and thy dreams shall be prophets. |
Enthusiasm is the genius of sincerity and truth accomplishes no victories without it. |