What we seek we shall find; what we flee from flees from us. |
We aim above the mark to hit the mark. |
Society is always taken by surprise at any new example of common sense. |
O Day of days when we can read! The reader and the book, either without the other is naught. |
It is a fact often observed, that men have written good verses under the inspiration of passion, who cannot write well under other circumstances. |
Truth is beautiful, without doubt; but so are lies. |
When nature has work to be done, she creates a genius to do it. |
To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment. |
America is another name for opportunity. |
We are rich only through what we give, and poor only through what we refuse. |
The civilized man has built a coach, but has lost the use of his feet. |
It is not length of life, but depth of life. |
The fox has many tricks. The hedgehog has but one. But that is the best of all. |
I hate quotations. Tell me what you know. |
Every experiment, by multitudes or by individuals, that has a sensual and selfish aim, will fail. |
A man is a method, a progressive arrangement; a selecting principle, gathering his like to him; wherever he goes. |
A friend may well be reckoned the masterpiece of nature. |
Let us be silent, that we may hear the whispers of the gods. |
As long as a man stands in his own way, everything seems to be in his way. |
If a man can... make a better mousetrap, the world will make a beaten path to his door. |