Lord of
Lord of
men people manners
A man's own good breeding is the best security against other people's ill manners.
being-strong athlete exercise
Prepare yourself for the world, as athletes used to do for their exercises; oil your mind and your manners, to give them the necessary suppleness and flexibility; strength alone will not do.
common-sense common knows
Common sense is the best sense I know of.
life success good-night
I am convinced that a light supper, a good night's sleep, and a fine morning, have sometimes made a hero of the same man, who, by an indigestion, a restless night, and rainy morning, would have proved a coward.
blessing firsts
Health ... is the first and greatest of all blessings.
light sight firsts
Vice, in its true light, is so deformed, that it shocks us at first sight; and would hardly ever seduce us, if it did not at first wear the mask of some virtue.
country arbitrary steps
Arbitrary power has seldom... been introduced in any country at once. It must be introduced by slow degrees, and as it were step by step.
time procrastination procrastinating
The less one has to do, the less time one finds to do it in.
positive time procrastination
Know the true value of time; snatch, seize, and enjoy every moment of it.
education ignorance perspective
A weak mind is like a microscope, which magnifies trifling things, but cannot receive great ones.
perfection giving laziness
Aim at perfection in everything, though in most things it is unattainable. However, they who aim at it, and persevere, will come much nearer to it than those whose laziness and despondency make them give it up as unattainable.
friendship trust love-you
Distrust all those who love you extremely upon a very slight acquaintance and without any visible reason.
funny brother sibling
Being pretty on the inside means you don't hit your brother and you eat all your peas - that's what my grandma taught me.
smile patience degrees
Let this be one invariable rule of your conduct--never to show the least symptom of resentment, which you cannot, to a certain degree, gratify; but always to smile, where you cannot strike.