In science, read, by preference, the newest works; in literature, the oldest. The classic literature is always modern.
Bulwer-Lytton, Edward Robert
I was always an early riser. Happy the man who is! Every morning day comes to him with a virgin's love, full of bloom and freshness. The youth of nature is contagious, like the gladness of a happy child.
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In life, as in art, the beautiful moves in curves.
life art beautiful
Master books, but do not let them master you. - Read to live, not live to read.
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Chance happens to all, but to turn chance to account is the gift of few.
chance gift
Whatever the number of a man's friends, there will be times in his life when he has one too few; but if he has only one enemy, he is lucky indeed if he has not one too many.
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Happiness and virtue rest upon each other; the best are not only the happiest, but the happiest are usually the best.
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If you wish to be loved, show more of your faults than your virtues.
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Truth makes on the ocean of nature no one track of light; every eye, looking on, finds its own.
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