Manners are of more importance than laws. Manners are what vex or soothe, corrupt or purify, exalt or debase, barbarize or refine us, by a constant, steady, uniform, insensible operation, like that of the air we breathe.

We make a living by what we get, we make a life by what we give. read more

• Thought Living by What Get Life Give

I don"t worry about the haters? They are just angry because the truth I speak contradicts the lie they live. read more

• Thought Worry About Haters They Angry Truth Speak Contradicts Lie Live

And when our baby stirs and struggles to be born it compels humility: what we began is now its own. read more

• Thought Our Baby Stirs Struggles Born Compels Humility What Began Its Own

Believe in yourself. Have faith in your abilities. Without a humble but reasonable confidence in your own powers you cannot be successful or happy. read more

• Thought Believe Faith Abilities Without Humble Reasonable Confidence Own Powers Cannot Successful Happy

Cherish every moment and every person in your life, because you never know when it will be the last time you see someone. read more

• Thought Cherish Every Moment Person Life Last Time See Someone

Passion for fame: A passion which is the instinct of all great souls. read more

• Thought Passion for Fame Which Instinct Great Souls

A perfect democracy is therefore the most shameless thing in the world. read more

• Thought Perfect Democracy Therefore Most Shameless Thing World

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Not men but measures a sort of charm by which many people get loose from every honorable engagement. read more

• Thought Men Measures Sort Charm by Which Many People Get Loose from Every Honorable Engagement

Death is natural to a man, but slavery unnatural; and the moment you strip a man of his liberty you strip him of all his virtues: you convert his heart into a dark hole, in which all the vices conspire against you. read more

• Thought Death Natural Man Slavery Unnatural Moment Strip Liberty Virtues Convert Heart Dark Hole Which Vices Conspire Against

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It is a general popular error to suppose the loudest complainers for the public to be the most anxious for its welfare. read more

• Thought General Popular Error Suppose Loudest Complainers for Public Most Anxious Its Welfare