Do definite good; first of all to yourself, then to definite persons.
It is difficult to be sure of our friends, but it is possible to be certain of our loyalty to them.
In the world of thought a man's rank is determined, not by his average work, but by his highest achievement.
Contradiction is the salt which keeps truth from corruption
The world is a mirror into which we look, and see our own image.
If we attempt to sink the soul in matter, its light is quenched.
Liberty is more precious than money or office; and we should be vigilant lest we purchase wealth or place at the price of inner freedom.
Be watchful lest thou lose the power of desiring and loving what appeals to the soul this is the miser's curse this the chain and ball the sensualist drags.
A hobby is the result of a distorted view of things. It is putting a planet in the place of a sun.
It is the expensiveness of our pleasures that makes the world poor and keeps us poor in ourselves. If we could but learn to find enjoyment in the things of the mind, the economic problems would solve themselves.
The doubt of an earnest, thoughtful, patient and laborious mind is worthy of respect. In such doubt may be found indeed more faith than in half the creeds.
A Wise man knows that much of what he says and does is commonplace and trivial. His thoughts are not all solemn and sacred in his own eyes. He is able to laugh at himself and is not offended when others make him a subject whereon to exercise their wit.
Few know the joys that spring from a disinterested curiosity. It is like a cheerful spirit that leads us through worlds filled with what is true and fair, which we admire and love because it is true and fair.
The writers who accomplish most are those who compel thought on the highest and most profoundly interesting subjects.
The power of free will is developed and confirmed by increasing the number of worthy motives which influence conduct.
To learn the worth of a man's religion, do business with him.
If all were gentle and contented as sheep, all would be as feeble and helpless.
Leave each one his touch of folly; it helps to lighten life's burden which, if he could see himself as he is, might be too heavy to carry.
Agitators and declaimers may heat the blood, but they do not illumine the mind.
It is the business of the teacher ... to fortify reason and to make conscience sovereign.
The study of science, dissociated from that of philosophy and literature, narrows the mind and weakens the power to love and follow the noblest ideals: for the truths which science ignores and must ignore are precisely those which have the deepest bearing on life and conduct.
One may speak Latin and have but the mind of a peasant.
Inferior thinking and writing will make a name for a man among inferior people, who in all ages and countries, are the majority.
Whoever has freed himself from envy and bitterness may begin to try to see things as they are.
There is some lack either of sense or of character in one who becomes involved in difficulties with the worthless or the vicious.
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