Deliberate with caution, but act with decision; …
Deliberate with caution, but act with decision; and yield with graciousness, or oppose with firmness.…
Examinations are formidable even to the best …
Examinations are formidable even to the best prepared, for the greatest fool may ask more…
If you would be known, and not …
If you would be known, and not know, vegetate in a village; If you would…
It is always safe to learn, even …
It is always safe to learn, even from our enemies; seldom safe to venture to…
Men are born with two eyes, but …
Men are born with two eyes, but only one tongue, in order that they should…
The greatest friend of Truth is time, …
The greatest friend of Truth is time, her greatest enemy is Prejudice, and her constant…
There are two modes of establishing our …
There are two modes of establishing our reputation: to be praised by honest men, and…
Times of general calamity and confusion create …
Times of general calamity and confusion create great minds. The purest ore is produced from…
To know a man, observe how he …
To know a man, observe how he wins his object, rather than how he loses…
True friendship is like sound health, the …
True friendship is like sound health, the value is seldom appreciated until it is lost.…
We hate some persons because we do …
We hate some persons because we do not know them; and we will not know…
We may lay in a stock of …
We may lay in a stock of pleasures, as we would lay in a stock…