He that never changes his opinions, never corrects his mistakes, and will never be wiser on the morrow than he is today.
Tryon Edwards Quotes
Age does not depend upon years, but upon temperament and health. Some men are born old, and some never grow so.
Mystery is another name for our ignorance; if we were omniscient, all would be perfectly plain.
Accuracy of statement is one of the first elements of truth; inaccuracy is a near kin to falsehood.
We never reach our ideals, whether of mental or moral improvement, but the thought of them shows us our deficiencies, and spurs us on to higher and better things.
Sin with the multitude, and your responsibility and guilt are as great and as truly personal, as if you alone had done the wrong.
Where duty is plain delay is both foolish and hazardous; where it is not, delay may be both wisdom and safety.
Credulity is belief in slight evidence, with no evidence, or against evidence.
People talk about the middle of the road as though it were unacceptable. Actually, all human problems, excepting morals, come into the gray areas. Compromise is but the sacrifice of one right or good in the hope of retaining another, too often ending in the loss of both.
Common sense is, of all kinds, the most uncommon. It implies good judgment, sound discretion, and true and practical wisdom applied to common life.