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Thomas Jefferson:I have sworn upon the altar of G


I have sworn upon the altar of G
by Thomas Jefferson


Samuel Johnson:In lapidary inscriptions a man is


In lapidary inscriptions a man is not upon oath.
by Samuel Johnson


Tyron Edwards:Age does not depend upon years,


Age does not depend upon years, but upon temperament and health. Some men are born old, and some never grow so.
by Tyron Edwards


Plato:The man who makes everything that leads to


The man who makes everything that leads to happiness depends upon himself, and not upon other men, has adopted the very best plan for living happily. This is the man of moderation, the man of manly character and of wisdom.
by Plato


Christian Nestell Bovee:Fame - a few words upon


Fame - a few words upon a tombstone, and the truth of those not to be depended on.
by Christian Nestell Bovee


Christian Nestell Bovee:It is ever the invisible


It is ever the invisible that is the object of our profoundest worship. With the lover it is not the seen but the unseen that he muses upon.
by Christian Nestell Bovee


Edward Robert Bulwer-Lytton:Happiness and virtue


Happiness and virtue rest upon each other; the best are not only the happiest, but the happiest are usually the best.
by Edward Robert Bulwer-Lytton


Samuel Butler:All progress is based upon the


All progress is based upon the universal innate desire on the part of every organism to live beyond its income.
by Samuel Butler


Samuel Butler:All progress is based upon a


All progress is based upon a universal innate desire of every organism to live beyond its income.
by Samuel Butler


Willa Cather:No one can build his security upon


No one can build his security upon the nobleness of another person.
by Willa Cather


Confucius:Death and life have their determined


Death and life have their determined appointments; riches and honours depend upon heaven.
by Confucius


Confucius:Death and life have their determined


Death and life have their determined appointments; riches and honors depend upon heaven.
by Confucius


Calvin Coolidge:All growth depends upon


All growth depends upon activity. There is no development physically or intellectually without effort, and effort means work.
by Calvin Coolidge


Manly P. Hall:A man without ethics is a wild


A man without ethics is a wild beast loosed upon this world.
by Manly P. Hall


I John:Walk while ye have the light, lest


Walk while ye have the light, lest darkness come upon you.
by I John


Albert Pike:A Human Thought is an actual


A Human Thought is an actual EXISTENCE, and a Force and Power, capable of acting upon and controlling matter as well as mind.
by Albert Pike


Jean Paul Richter:Time is a continual


Time is a continual over-dropping of moments, which fall down one upon the other and evaporate.
by Jean Paul Richter


William Shakespeare:Weariness can snore upon the


Weariness can snore upon the flint, when resty sloth finds the down pillow hard.
by William Shakespeare


Robert Southey:How little do they see what


How little do they see what really is, who frame their hasty judgment upon that which seems.
by Robert Southey


Robert Louis Stevenson:Man is a creature who


Man is a creature who lives not upon bread alone, but principally by catchwords
by Robert Louis Stevenson


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