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The value of a principle is the number of things it will explain; and there is no good theory of read more
The value of a principle is the number of things it will explain; and there is no good theory of disease which does not at once suggest a cure.
The least of things with a meaning is worth more in life than the greatest of things without it.
The least of things with a meaning is worth more in life than the greatest of things without it.
What we obtain too cheap, we esteem too lightly; it is dearness only that gives everything its value.
What we obtain too cheap, we esteem too lightly; it is dearness only that gives everything its value.
We can tell our values by looking at our checkbook stubs.
We can tell our values by looking at our checkbook stubs.
Bad times have a scientific value. These are occasions a good learner would not miss.
Bad times have a scientific value. These are occasions a good learner would not miss.
Cherish all your happy moments: they make a fine cushion for old age.
Cherish all your happy moments: they make a fine cushion for old age.
Don't let your special character and values, the secret that you know and no one else does, the truth - read more
Don't let your special character and values, the secret that you know and no one else does, the truth - don't let that get swallowed up by the great chewing complacency.
The true measure of a man is how he treats someone who can do him absolutely no good.
The true measure of a man is how he treats someone who can do him absolutely no good.
Our American values are not luxuries but necessities, not the salt in our bread, but the bread itself. Our common read more
Our American values are not luxuries but necessities, not the salt in our bread, but the bread itself. Our common vision of a free and just society is our greatest source of cohesion at home and strength abroad, greater than the bounty of our material blessings.