Talks to Young Men
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“Faith is among men what gravity is among planets and suns.”
“Hell is both sides of the tomb, and a devil may be respectable and wear good clothes.”
“Pity is not enough better than indifference to benefit materially either agent or recipient.”
“Sin spoils the spirit's delicacy, and unwillingness deadens its susceptibility.”
“Character is, for the most part, simply habit become fixed.”
“Laws of Nature are God's thoughts thinking themselves out in the orbs and the tides.”
“Science has not solved difficulties, only shifted the points of difficulty.”
“Science is busy with the hither-end of things, not the thither-end.”
“The safest words are always those which bring us most directly to facts.”
“All great discoveries are made by men whose feelings run ahead of their thinking.”
“In a life which has meaning in it, past and future sustain each other.”
“Character is the impulse reined down into steady continuance.”
“Purpose, and to be thoroughly wedded to that purpose, is three quarters of salvation.”
Source: Talks to Young Men
“The man who lives by himself and for himself is likely to be corrupted by the company he keeps.”