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Prejudices, it is well known, are most difficult to eradicate from the heart whose soil has never been loosened or...
The writer who possesses the creative gift owns something of which he is not always master- something that at time...
Look twice before you leap.
Source: Shirley, ch. 9, 1849.
-- Charlotte Bronte,...
Feeling without judgement is a washy draught indeed; but judgement untempered by feeling is too bitter and husky a...
Men judge us by the success of our efforts. God looks at the efforts themselves.
The brain is a wonderful organ. It starts working when you get up in the morning, and doesn't stop until you get to...
How many apples fell on Newton's head before he took the hint? Nature is always hinting at us. It hints over and over...
I shall be telling this with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages hence:
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I --
I...
By working faithfully eight hours a day you may eventually get to be boss and work twelve hours a...
The best way out is always through.
Source: A Servant to Servants
-- Robert...
Seeking is all very well, but holding requires greater talent: Seeking involves some luck; now the demand is for...
Those things that nature denied to human sight, she revealed to the eyes of the soul.
Luck affects everything; let your hook always be cast. In the stream where you least expect it, there will be...
Everything comes gradually and at its appointed hour.
Source: In The Speaker's...
In an easy cause anyone can be eloquent; the slightest strength is enough to break what is already...
The mind of the scholar, if he would leave it large and liberal, should come in contact with other...
Sit in reverie and watch the changing color of the waves that break upon the idle seashore of the...
If you would hit the mark, you must aim a little above it: Every arrow that flies feels the attraction of...
In character, in manner, in style, in all things, the supreme excellence is simplicity.
We judge ourselves by what we feel capable of doing, while others judge us by what we have already...