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When it is darkest, men see the stars.
When it is darkest, men see the stars.
It is from numberless diverse acts of courage and belief that human history is shaped. Each time a man stands read more
It is from numberless diverse acts of courage and belief that human history is shaped. Each time a man stands up for an ideal, or acts to improve the lot of others, or strikes out against injustice, he sends forth a tiny ripple of hope.
No man who worships education has got the best out of education... Without a gentle contempt for education no man's read more
No man who worships education has got the best out of education... Without a gentle contempt for education no man's education is complete.
Men are at war with each other because each man is at war with himself.
Men are at war with each other because each man is at war with himself.
The life of every man is a diary in which he means to write one story, and writes another; and read more
The life of every man is a diary in which he means to write one story, and writes another; and his humblest hour is when he compares the volume as it is with what he vowed to make it
Most human beings have an almost infinite capacity for taking things for granted.
Most human beings have an almost infinite capacity for taking things for granted.
Every one is a moon, and has a dark side which he never shows to anybody
Every one is a moon, and has a dark side which he never shows to anybody
The value of a man resides in what he gives and not in what he is capable of receiving.
The value of a man resides in what he gives and not in what he is capable of receiving.
Contempt for happiness is usually contempt for other people's happiness, and is an elegant disguise for hatred of the human read more
Contempt for happiness is usually contempt for other people's happiness, and is an elegant disguise for hatred of the human race
