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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.
habit reconcile
Habit will reconcile us to everything but change
habit could-have-been has-beens
It was not his habit to dwell on what could have been, but what could never be. Alan Paton
habit circumstances
Thoughts crystallize into habit and habit solidifies into circumstances. Bryan Adams
habit paint
Paint something every day. David Hockney
habit reacting interest
Very often, human beings are living like on autopilot, reacting automatically with what happens. What interests me about the life of an explorer is you are in the unknown; you are out of your habits. Bertrand Piccard
habit duty
The habit of doing one's duty drives away fear. Charles Baudelaire
habit resolve poor-richard
He that resolves to mend hereafter, resolves not to mend now. Benjamin Franklin
habit not-afraid
Fear is a habit; I am not afraid. Aung San Suu Kyi
habitat pageant evolve
Habitats keep evolving new pageants of species, and we shouldn't interfere. Diane Ackerman