Wisdom Quotes · Page 40
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“What is slang in one age sometimes goes into the vocabulary of the purist in the next.”
“You know, there are two good things in life, freedom of thought and freedom of action.”
“One of the falsest of proverbs is that you must lie on the bed that you have made.”
“It was not till quite late in life that I discovered how easy it is to say: 'I don't know.'”
“You can do anything in this world if you are prepared to take the consequences.”
“He who has the truth at his heart need never fear the want of persuasion on his tongue.”
“Of all God's gifts to the sight of man, colour is the holiest, the most divine, the most solemn.”
“In painting as in eloquence, the greater your strength, the quieter your manner.”
“Endurance is nobler than strength, and patience than beauty.”
“A little group of wise hearts is better than a wilderness full of fools.”
“Where Nature is dumb, and Man ignorant, Revelation speaks in the authoritative voice of prophecy.”
“The Universe is one vast chemical laboratory, in constant operation, by her internal forces.”
“It is a terrible but a glorious strife for a nation to struggle for liberty.”
“As the Bible is based on error, what can its influence be but pernicious?”
“For as truth is always beneficial, so is error always injurious.”