In this world no one rules by love; if you are but amiable, you are no hero; to be powerful, you must be strong, and to have dominion you must have a genius for organizing.
It is almost the definition of a gentleman to say that he is one who never inflicts pain
It is as absurd to argue men, as to torture them, into believing.
It is often said that second thoughts are best. So they are in matters of judgment but not in matters of conscience.
It is very difficult to get up resentment towards persons whom one has never seen.
Lead, kindly Light, amid the encircling gloom,/ Lead thou me on;/ The night is dark, and I am far from home,/ Lead thou me on.
Let us take things as we find them: let us not attempt to distort them into what they are not... We cannot make facts. All our wishing cannot change them. We must use them.
Men will die upon dogma but will not fall victim to a conclusion.
Nothing is more common than for men to think that because they are familiar with words they understand the ideas they stand for.
Nothing would be done at all if a man waited until he could do something so well that no one could find fault with it
Nothing would be done at all if a man waited until he could do something so well that no one could find fault with it
Nothing would be done at all if one waited until one could do it so well that no one could find fault with it.
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This website focuses on proverbs in the Swedish, Danish and Norwegian languages, and some parts including the links below have not been translated to English. They are mainly FAQs, various information and webpages for improving the collection.