Category: Quote of the Day

Looking at these stars suddenly dwarfed my own troubles and all the gravities of terrestrial life. Discuss

By what strange law of mind is it that an idea long overlooked, and trodden under foot as a useless stone, suddenly sparkles out in new light, as a discovered diamond? Discuss

The voice of the sea speaks to the soul. Discuss

He will win who knows when to fight and when not to fight. Discuss

Most men, even in this comparatively free country, through mere ignorance and mistake, are so occupied with the factitious cares and superfluously coarse labors of life that its finer fruits cannot be plucked by them. Discuss

Trusting no man as his friend, he could not recognize his enemy when the latter actually appeared. Discuss

Time has laid his healing hand upon the wound when we can look back upon the pain we once fainted under and no bitterness or despair rises in our hearts. Discuss

If a man’s character is to be abused … there’s nobody like a relation to do the business. Discuss

I have heard men talk of the blessings of freedom, … but I wish any wise man would teach me what use to make of it now that I have it. Discuss

It is not violence that best overcomes hate—nor vengeance that most certainly heals injury. Discuss