Instruction does not prevent wasted time or mistakes; and mistakes themselves are often the best teachers of all.
From James Anthony Froude
Age does not make us childish, as some say; it finds us true children.
Wild animals never kill for sport. Man is the only one to whom the torture and death of his fellow creatures is amusing in itself.
The endurance of the inequalities of life by the poor is the marvel of human society.
You cannot dream yourself into a character; you must hammer and forge yourself one.
Human improvement is from within outward.
The practical effect of a belief is the real test of its soundness.
Superior strength is found in the long run to lie with those who had right on their side.
No person is ever good for much, that hasn't been swept off their feet by enthusiasm between ages twenty and thirty.
The essence of greatness is neglect of the self.
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