The voice of reason is more to be regarded than the bent of any present inclination; since inclination will at length come over to reason, though we can never force reason to comply with inclination.

In the arena of human life, the honors and rewards fall to those who show their good qualities in action. read more

• Thought Arena Human Life Honors Rewards Fall Those Show Their Good Qualities Action

One of the troubles about vanity is that it grows with what it feeds on. The more you are talked about, the more you will wish to be talked about. read more

• Thought Troubles About Vanity Grows What Feeds More Talked Wish

Everybody is going to have their critics. It"s easy to get discouraged in life. read more

• Thought Everybody Their Critics Easy Get Discouraged Life

A man may die, nations may rise and fall, but an idea lives on. Ideas have endurance without death. read more

• Thought Man Die Nations Rise Fall Idea Lives Ideas Endurance Without Death

Manners, really good ones, make it possible to live with almost anyone, gracefully and pleasantly read more

• Thought Manners Really Good Ones Possible Live Almost Anyone Gracefully Pleasantly

Music, the greatest good that mortals know, And all of heaven we have below. read more

• Thought Music Greatest Good Mortals Heaven Below

Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body. read more

• Thought Reading Mind What Exercise Body

A misery is not to be measured from the nature of the evil, but from the temper of the sufferer. read more

• Thought Misery Measured from Nature Evil Temper Sufferer

A contented mind is the greatest blessing a person can enjoy in this world. read more

• Thought Contented Mind Greatest Blessing Person Enjoy World

Certain is it that there is no kind of affection so purely angelic as of a father to a daughter. In love to our wives there is desire; to our sons, ambition; but to our daughters there is something which there are no words to express. read more

• Thought Certain Kind Affection Purely Angelic Father Daughter Love Our Wives Desire Sons Ambition Daughters Something Which Words Express