593 Followers 766 FollowingI am not one who was born in the possession of knowledge; I am one who is fond of antiquity, and earnest in seeking it there.
549 Followers 687 FollowingMen often oppose a thing merely because they have had no agency in planning it, or because it may have been planned by those whom they dislike.
579 Followers 726 FollowingWhat came from the earth returns back to the earth, and the spirit that was sent from heaven, again carried back, is received into the temple of heaven.
637 Followers 745 FollowingDuring the Middle Ages, probably one of the biggest mistakes was not putting on your armor because you were 'just going down to the corner.'
611 Followers 747 FollowingI read no newspaper now but Ritchie's, and in that chiefly the advertisements, for they contain the only truths to be relied on in a newspaper.
600 Followers 515 FollowingMany persons have a wrong idea of what constitutes true happiness. It is not attained through self-gratification but through fidelity to a worthy purpose.
584 Followers 962 FollowingУ каждого человека три характера: тот, который ему приписывают, тот, который он сам себе приписывает, и, наконец, тот, который есть в действительности.
581 Followers 732 FollowingIf you are planning for a year, sow rice if you are planning for a decade, plant trees if you are planning for a lifetime, educate people.
582 Followers 713 FollowingThe lightning-bug is brilliant, but he hasn't any mind He stumbles through existence with his head-light on behind. - from The Lightning-Bug
601 Followers 825 FollowingУважать всякого человека, как самого себя, и поступать с ним, как мы желаем, чтобы с нами поступали, – выше этого нет ничего.
602 Followers 501 FollowingWhen someone is giving you their theology, their God words, you should listen hard and be very gentle. The time to deliver your God words is when you are asked.
628 Followers 714 FollowingOne of the most effectual ways of pleasing and of making one's self loved is to be cheerful joy softens more hearts than tears do.