Age does not make us childish, as some say; it finds us true children. |
As we advance in life, we learn the limits of our abilities. |
As we advance in life, we learn the limits of our abilities. |
Experience teaches slowly, and at the cost of mistakes. |
Fear is the parent of cruelty. |
Fear is the parent of cruelty. |
Instruction does not prevent wasted time or mistakes; and mistakes themselves are often the best teachers of all. |
Instruction does not prevent wasted time or mistakes; and mistakes themselves are often the best teachers of all. |
Superior strength is found in the long run to lie with those who had right on their side. |
The endurance of the inequalities of life by the poor is the marvel of human society. |
The practical effect of a belief is the real test of its soundness. |
Wild animals never kill for sport. Man is the only one to whom the torture and death of his fellow creatures is amusing in itself. |
You cannot dream yourself into a character; you must hammer and forge yourself one. |
You cannot dream yourself into a character; you must hammer and forge yourself one. |