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book night men
Although I am an old man, night is generally my time for walking. Charles Dickens
book reading writing
There are books of which the backs and covers are by far the best parts.
book knowledge men
Mathematicians have sought knowledge in figures, Philosophers in systems, Logicians in subtleties, and Metaphysicians in sounds. It is not in any nor in all of these. He that studies only men, will get the body of knowledge without the soul, and he that studies only books, the soul without the body. Charles Caleb Colton
book reading advice
When in reading we meet with any maxim that may be of use, we should take it for our own, and make an immediate application of it, as we would of the advice of a friend whom we have purposely consulted.
book merit lovers
We should choose our books as we would our companions, for their sterling and intrinsic merit.
book reading writing
Some read to think, these are rare; some to write, these are common; and some read to talk, and these form the great majority.
book reading writing
Many books require no thought from those who read them, and for a very simple reason; they made no such demand upon those who wrote them.
book writing companion
With books, as with companions, it is of more consequence to know which to avoid, than which to choose, for good books are as scarce as good companions, and in both instances, all that we can learn from baad ones is, that some much time has been worse than thrown away.
book men soul
He that studies only men will get the body of knowledge without the soul; and he that studies only books, the soul without the body.
4th-of-july enemy forgiving
Doing an injury puts you below your enemy; revenging one make you but even with him; forgiving it sets you above him. Benjamin Franklin
4th-of-july people small-packages
People who are wrapped up in themselves make small packages.
4th-of-july estates trade
He that hath a Trade, hath an Estate.
4th-of-july thee shops
Keep thy shop, and thy shop will keep thee.
4th-of-july sea tyrants
Moses lifting up his wand, and dividing the Red Sea, and Pharaoh in his chariot overwhelmed with the waters. This motto: "Rebellion to tyrants is obedience to God."
4th-of-july virtue ill
He is ill clothed that is bare of virtue.
4th-of-july long wish
Wish not so much to live long as to live well.
4th-of-july liberty wealth
Sell not virtue to purchase wealth, nor liberty to purchase power.
4th-of-july noses wipe
Those who in quarrels interpose, must often wipe a bloody nose.