George Bancroft ( 8 of 8 )
The friendship between me and you I will not compare to a chair;
for that the rains might rust, read more
The friendship between me and you I will not compare to a chair;
for that the rains might rust, or the falling tree might break.
- George Bancroft,
Beauty itself is but the sensible image of the infinite.
Beauty itself is but the sensible image of the infinite.
Dishonesty is so grasping it would deceive God himself, were it possible.
Dishonesty is so grasping it would deceive God himself, were it possible.
Truth is not exciting enough to those who depend on the characters and lives of their neighbors for all their read more
Truth is not exciting enough to those who depend on the characters and lives of their neighbors for all their amusement.
Avarice is the vice of declining years.
Avarice is the vice of declining years.
It [Calvinism] established a religion without a prelate, a
government without a king.
It [Calvinism] established a religion without a prelate, a
government without a king.
Conscience is the mirror of our souls, which represents the errors of our lives in their full shape.
Conscience is the mirror of our souls, which represents the errors of our lives in their full shape.
The public is wiser than the wisest critic.
The public is wiser than the wisest critic.
