As if you could kill time without injuring eternity
American essayist, poet, philosopher, abolitionist, naturalist, tax resister, development critic, surveyor, yogi, and historian.
Good actions are a guard against the blows of adversity
Love truth, but pardon error
Wise men speak because they have something to say; fools because they have to say something
Success is a lousy teacher. It seduces smart people into thinking they can't lose
Compared to the pleasure given by granting pardon, the pleasure given by exacting revenge is very faint indeed.
The greatest happiness is not being dominated by happiness
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