Life and Literature: Over two thousand extracts from ancient and modern writers,; and classified in alphabetical orderRichardson, John Purver
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Life and Literature: Over two thousand extracts from ancient and modern writers,; and classified in alphabetical order
Richardson, John Purver
Quotations
Innocence, Brings gaiety, 998
Foundation of real courage, 999
Narrow, if only according to law, 1000
Innocent, Better to be deceived, than to accuse the, 1001
Insult, Easy to take, sign of vulgarity, 1002
Harder to forgive, than injury, 1003
Integrity, Political, instance of, 1004
Preferred to eloquence, 1005
Shown by conduct, not by words, 1006
Intellect, One of dull, 1007
God has placed no limits to the exercise of, 1008
Intolerance, Index of weakness, 1009
Irresolution, Don't stand upon, 1010
Jewels, A wife's dearest, 1011
Children are mother's, 1012
Joy, At birth, and death, 1013
Departed, remembrance of, painful, 1014
I cannot speak, tears so, 1015
If shared, doubles pleasure, 1016
Johnson, Samuel, on marriage, 1017
Joke, Risk not one with ill-bred, 1018
Judge, A conscientious, 1019
Judgment, At fault, in young and old, 1020
Give benefit of doubt, 1021
Hear gently, judge kindly, 1022
How we shall be judged, 1023
Vicious, if based on evidence of one side, 1024
Just, Any time proper to say what is, 1025
Justice, Ever alive, 1026
Habits of, valuable possession, 1027
What its standard, 1028
Kindness, A, do it now, 1029
Binds society together, 1030
Converts more sinners than zeal, 1031
Delayed, destroys, 1032
Do not remind, of, 1033
How to multiply,--Franklin, 1034
Induced by sickness, and sadness, 1035
Instance of, by Indian chief, 1036
Little acts of, like what, 1037
Never proclaim doing of, 1038
No dearth of, 1039
Not to be repaid like money, 1040
Reward of, instance, 1041
Show, even to insects, 1042
Valuable part of business of life, 1043
Victory of, over injury, 1044
What to forget, what to remember, 1045
Who knows how to return, 1046
Write in marble, 1047
Kiss, Definition of a, 1048
Not always touches the heart, 1049
Of welcome, pleasant, 1050
Kissing, Some say that, 1051
Knowledge, A necessary retreat, 1052
Ask young people for, 1053
Gained by seeking, 1054
Is not gained on a, 1055
Let others light candle of, at yours, 1056
Man of, may be a fool, 1057
No one man has all, 1058
Planted when young, 1059
Practice, necessary to, 1060
Remember very well when at Oxford, 1061
Knox, John, eulogy on, 1062
Labor, Beauty and blessedness of, 1063
Finishes what genius begins, 1064
Fruit of, sweetest pleasure, 1065
Man's most lasting friend, 1066
Must have relaxation, 1067
Those most enjoy life who do, 1068
Laborer, How he works by the day, 1069
Lady, Young, advice to, 1070
Lamplighter, Scotch student as, 1071
Langsyne, Sweet to remember, 1072
Language, Origin of, 1073
Laugh, A, first of child, 1074
Good, sunshine in a home, 1075
Instrument of happiness, 1076
Laughing, Overmuch, have aching heart, 1077
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