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In general, pride is at the bottom of all great mistakes.
- John Ruskin,
In general, pride is at the bottom of all great mistakes.
- John Ruskin,
Bad men excuse their faults; good men abandon them
Bad men excuse their faults; good men abandon them
I have a dog of Blenheim birth,
With fine long ears and full of mirth;
And sometimes, read more
I have a dog of Blenheim birth,
With fine long ears and full of mirth;
And sometimes, running o'er the plain,
He tumbles on his nose:
But quickly jumping up again,
Like lightning on he goes!
Feast of Peter & Paul, Apostles God always gives us strength enough, and sense enough, for every thing read more
Feast of Peter & Paul, Apostles God always gives us strength enough, and sense enough, for every thing that He wants us to do.
The path of a good woman is indeed strewn with flowers; but they rise behind her steps, not before them
The path of a good woman is indeed strewn with flowers; but they rise behind her steps, not before them
There is no such thing as bad weather, only different kinds of good weather.
There is no such thing as bad weather, only different kinds of good weather.
Conceit may puff a man up, but never prop him up.
- John Ruskin,
Conceit may puff a man up, but never prop him up.
- John Ruskin,
To make your children capable of honesty is the beginning of education.
To make your children capable of honesty is the beginning of education.
You were made for enjoyment, and the world was filled with things
which you will enjoy, unless you are read more
You were made for enjoyment, and the world was filled with things
which you will enjoy, unless you are too proud to be pleased by
them, or too grasping to care for what you cannot turn to other
account than mere delight.
There is hardly anything in the world that some man cannot make a little worse and sell a little cheaper.
There is hardly anything in the world that some man cannot make a little worse and sell a little cheaper.
