““Literature - the expression of a nation's mind in writing”
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““Literature - the expression of a nation's mind in writing”
“Practice makes perfect, so be careful what you practice”
“The wise only possess ideas, the great part of mankind are possessed by them”
“Difficulty is the element, and resistance the true work of a man”
“Of all treasons against humanity, there is no one worse than his who employs great intellectual force to keep down the intellect of his less favored brothers”
“Ideas are the mightiest influence on earth. One great thought breathed into a man may regenerate him”
“How easy to be amiable in the midst of happiness and success.”
“Every man is a volume, if you know how to read him”
“Do anything rather than give yourself to reverie”
“It is better to plan less and do more”
“When a lot of remedies are suggested for a disease, that means it can't be cured”
“To give a generous hope to a man of his own nature, is to enrich him immeasurably”
“The world is governed by opinion”
“Life has a higher end, than to be amused. ”
“We look forward to the time when the power to love will replace the love of power. Then will our world know the blessings of peace”
“Every human being is intended to have a character of his own; to be what no others are, and to do what no other can do”
“What is mysterious, secret, unknown, cannot at the same time be known as an object of faith”
“God is another name for human intelligence raised above all error and imperfection, and extended to all possible truth”
“The great hope of society is in individual character”
“A single hour a day, steadily given to the study of some interesting subject, brings unexpected accumulations of knowledge”