If a man can bridge the gap between life and death, if he can live on after heβs dead, then maybe he was a great man. less than 1 minute read
My idea of good company is the company of clever, well-informed people who have a great deal of conversation that is what I call good company. less than 1 minute read
Power always thinks it has a great soul and vast views beyond the comprehension of the weak. less than 1 minute read
The little may contrast with the great, in painting, but cannot be said to be contrary to it. Oppositions of colors contrast but there are also colors contrary to each other, that is, which produce an ill effect because they shock the eye when brought very near it. less than 1 minute read
There are two great forces, Godβs force of good and the devilβs force of evil, and I believe Satan is alive and he is working, and he is working harder than ever, and we have many mysteries that we donβt understand. less than 1 minute read
It is a useless life that is not consecrated to a great ideal. It is like a stone wasted on the field without becoming a part of any edifice. less than 1 minute read
Abuse of words has been the great instrument of sophistry and chicanery, of party, faction, and division of society. less than 1 minute read
The rules of navigation never navigated a ship. The rules of architecture never built a house. less than 1 minute read