"Hell is paved with great granite blocks hewn from the hearts of those who said, I can do no other."

Broun, Heywood | Hell | 1 bookmarks

"Show me the man you honor, and I will know what kind of a man you are. It shows me what your ideal of manhood is, and what kind of a man you long to be."

Carlyle, Thomas | Character | 3 bookmarks

"Some rise by sin, and some by virtue fall."

Shakespeare, William | Sin | 1 bookmarks

"Truth is tough. It will not break, like a bubble, at the touch, nay, you may kick it about all day like a football, and it will be round and full at evening."

Holmes, Oliver Wendell | Truth | 3 bookmarks

"I was trying to daydream, but my mind kept wandering."

Wright, Steven | Mind | 2 bookmarks

"He that thinks he can afford to be negligent is not far from being poor."

Johnson, Samuel | Neglect | 1 bookmarks

"The world leans on us. When we sag, the whole world seems to droop."

Hoffer, Eric | Depression | 3 bookmarks

"Facts are God's arguments; we should be careful never to misunderstand or pervert them."

Edwards, Tryon | Accuracy | 3 bookmarks

"Accuracy is to a newspaper what virtue is to a lady, but a newspaper can always print a retraction."

Stevenson, Adlai E. | Accuracy | 3 bookmarks

"Acquaintance: a degree of friendship called slight when its object is poor or obscure, and intimate when he is rich or famous."

Bierce, Ambrose | Acquaintance | 3 bookmarks