The soul of God is poured into the world through the thoughts of men
The soul's emphasis is always right.
The spirit of our American radicalism is destructive and aimless; it is not loving; it has no ulterior and divine ends; but is destructive only out of hatred and selfishness.
The State must follow, and not lead, the character and progress of the citizen.
The studious class are their own victims: they are thin and pale, their feet are cold, their heads are hot, the night is without sleep, the day a fear of interruption /pallor, squalor, hunger, and egotism.
The stupidity of men always invites the insolence of power.
The sum of wisdom is that time is never lost that is devoted to work.
The sun illuminates only the eye of the man, but shines into the eye and the heart of the child
The sun shines and warms and lights us and we have no curiosity to know why this is so; but we ask the reason of all evil, of pain, and hunger, and mosquitoes and silly people
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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.